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GeoLog

A 12-meter sediment core reveals secrets of the Arctic’s past climate

A 12-meter sediment core reveals secrets of the Arctic’s past climate

Extracted from a depth of 2,500 meters, a giant 12-meter long marine sediment core from the Fram Strait, between Svalbard and Greenland, preserves a climate record spanning up to 400,000 years. Its sediment layers offer crucial insights into the Arctic’s past, helping Dr Jochen Knies and his research team answer two important question: Was the Arctic ever ice-free during past warm periods? W ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

How numerical modeling helps decipher the dynamics and evolution of Venus

How numerical modeling helps decipher the dynamics and evolution of Venus

Earth’s sister, Venus, is a planet whose evolution is drastically different from our own. Unravelling the hidden mysteries behind the divergent evolution of these two planets could hold the key to understanding what makes a planet habitable. Using numerical modelling, Diogo Lourenço and Cédric Gillmann unveil the dynamics of Venus while linking them to observations. In today’s blog pos ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Space debris: Borrowing the planet from our children- Why we need to mitigate space desecration

Space debris: Borrowing the planet from our children- Why we need to mitigate space desecration

On December 11, 2024, while taking part in AGU’s 2024 Annual Meeting, I attended a press conference hosted by experts from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Michigan that focuses on the serious risks posed by space debris in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). As we are heading towards an increasingly crowded space environment, the question on everyone’s mind is: What can we do to ...[Read More]

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday January 23rd @ 4pm CET

EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday January 23rd @ 4pm CET

The third edition of the Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology Campfires of the 2024/2025 season will take place on Thursday January 23rd at 4 pm CET on Zoom. This edition will be a Scientific Campfire, during which three Early Career Scientists will present their work to the community. Our speakers for this edition are:   Melanie Sieber, PostDoc @ University of Potsdam, Germany ...[Read More]

GeoLog

EGU Photo Competition 2025: Now open for submissions!

EGU Photo Competition 2025: Now open for submissions!

If you are registered for the EGU25 General Assembly (27 April – 2 May), you can take part in our annual photo competition. Winners receive free registration to next year’s General Assembly! It’s that time of year again! Yes, today the fifteenth annual EGU photo competition opened for submissions!! Until 31 March, every participant registered for the General Assembly can submit up to t ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Between the Volcano and the Deep Blue Sea: Tales from Montserrat (Part 2)

Between the Volcano and the Deep Blue Sea: Tales from Montserrat (Part 2)

In 1995, the Caribbean Island of Montserrat was shaken by the beginning of one of the most significant volcanic eruptions in recent history: one that profoundly changed the natural, social and economical landscape of the country. Three decades later, Soufrière Hills Volcano and its legacy of destruction still shape the lives of Montserrat’s people. Last October, we took you on the first half of ou ...[Read More]

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Ocean Sciences

Embark on an Auditory Scientific Adventure to the South Pole!

Alongside SUNNA, an oceanographic robot as daring as it is curious, you will dive into a frozen and hostile environment to uncover its secrets. Over the course of seven episodes, our hero will gather invaluable scientific data to better understand the workings of the ocean, meeting the familiar inhabitants of this environment along the way.     The Southern Ocean and Argo Profiling Float ...[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

HydroData Chronicles: Advancing Weather Monitoring in Greece – The NOAAN Legacy

HydroData Chronicles: Advancing Weather Monitoring in Greece – The NOAAN Legacy

Welcome back to the HydroData Chronicles, a fantastic voyage through the interesting aspects of hydrological data with deep impacts on climate research and societal resilience. It is now the turn of Greece to shine, with this superlative effort from the National Observatory of Athens with NOAAN, the NOA Automatic Network outpacing many others, high in meteorological observation all over the region ...[Read More]

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Natural Hazards

Building the Future of Multi-hazard Disaster Risk Reduction in Barcelona

Building the Future of Multi-hazard Disaster Risk Reduction in Barcelona

From 23 to 26 October 2024, over 40 early-career researchers and practitioners from across the globe gathered at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona (Spain) for the Multi-hazard Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Academy. Set against the vibrant backdrop of this dynamic city, the Academy offered a unique platform for participants to engage, learn, and collaborate on the complex chal ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Field notes from the Chhota Shigri Glacier: A journey of science and survival in the Himalaya

Weather station on the snow

I’m Himanshu Kaushik, a PhD student working under the guidance of Dr. Mohd Farooq Azam at the Indian Institute of Technology Indore (India). Seven years ago, I took my first steps onto the Chhota Shigri Glacier (CSG) in the Indian (Western) Himalaya, and it felt like stepping into another world. Surrounded by the towering peaks, it seemed otherworldly and humbling. After that first expeditio ...[Read More]