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GeoPolicy: Science for Policy Internships & Traineeships – a regularly updated list

November 24, 2023
GeoPolicy: Science for Policy Internships & Traineeships – a regularly updated list

Internships and traineeships are a great way to gain a better understanding of the political system and how policymakers use scientific evidence! This month’s GeoPolicy Blog post highlights various European-based opportunities that researchers can apply for. Understanding Europe’s political landscape and the information that policymakers need to make evidence-informed decisions is one of the most ...[Read More]

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Geodynamics

Modelling Magma Propagation in Three Dimensions – Or: How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Love Simplicity

and November 22, 2023
Modelling Magma Propagation in Three Dimensions – Or: How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Love Simplicity

The crisis unfolding these days in Grindavík, Iceland reminds us of how important it is to forecast volcanic activity. Predicting the outcomes of volcanic unrest, or a magmatic intrusion making its way towards the surface, essentially amounts to three questions. Will there be an eruption? How much time before it starts? Where exactly will the eruption occur? Answering any of these questions is a d ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

An exceptional year: What’s up with Antarctic sea ice?

November 17, 2023
An exceptional year: What’s up with Antarctic sea ice?

In our blog, we have written a lot about Arctic sea ice (see this post, this post and this post for recent examples). Much less has been written about Antarctic sea ice, i.e. its southern counterpart. That is not surprising as Arctic sea ice has experienced major losses since the late 1970s (beginning of satellite observations), while not much had happened to Antarctic sea ice (despite a small exp ...[Read More]

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Seismology

Unlock Our Collective Potential: The Value of Joining the Seismology ECS Group

November 14, 2023
Unlock Our Collective Potential: The Value of Joining the Seismology ECS Group

In this blog contribution, Foivos Karakostas, Research Fellow in Seismology at University College London and incoming ECS representative of the EGU Seismology Division, explains how to become a member of the EGU Seismology ECS representatives team, why it is worth it, and what exciting opportunities await your participation in it. The journey of science is one of the most exciting adventures human ...[Read More]

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Hydrological Sciences

Interdisciplinary research within hydrology

November 14, 2023
Interdisciplinary research within hydrology

Interdisciplinary research within hydrology has become a major task for hydrologists. But what are the main advantages and challenges reflecting to break the academic silos?  What is interdisciplinary water research? Interdisciplinary research activities within human-water research have increased in recent years, not only in terms of research proposals and requests from funding agencies (such as t ...[Read More]

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Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences

Bridging Science and Society: FutureMed’s Transdisciplinary Approach to Tackling Climate Change in the Mediterranean

November 10, 2023
Bridging Science and Society: FutureMed’s Transdisciplinary Approach to Tackling Climate Change in the Mediterranean

The Mediterranean region stands as a poignant testament to the far-reaching impacts of climate change. From extreme weather events to rising sea levels and increased pollution, the consequences of global warming are acutely felt. In this climate change hotspot, the interconnection of risks creates a complex web that affects ecosystems, economic activities, and human health. Recognizing the need fo ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

A ‘Ticking Bomb’: Understanding the 2023 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Sikkim Himalaya

November 2, 2023
Two photos of a glacial lake, on the left in 2022 and on the right in 2013, visually smaller.

  In this week’s blog post, Dr. Remya S N and Dr. Vishnu Nandan talk about how optical and radar satellite images were used to characterize the very recent catastrophic Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) from the South Lhonak Lake in the Indian Himalaya before and after the flooding and highlight the importance of timely observations and monitoring for people’s livelihoods. The South Lhonak L ...[Read More]

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Geomorphology

A Day in the Life – Riccardo Reitano

October 30, 2023
A Day in the Life – Riccardo Reitano

This blog post is part of our series: “A day in the life of a geomorphologist” for which we’re accepting contributions! Please contact one of the GM blog editors, Emily or Emma, if you’d like to contribute on this topic, or others.  by Riccardo Reitano, PostDoc Researcher, University of Rome “Roma Tre”    Email: riccardo.reitano@uniroma3.it So, this is how I live now. Well, luckily, this is just h ...[Read More]

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Cryospheric Sciences

Recipe to quantify calibration errors in a time-dependent ice sheet model

October 27, 2023
Recipe to quantify calibration errors in a time-dependent ice sheet model

Ice sheet models are awesome tools that help us learn and predict the fate of ice sheets under human-induced climate change. However, all models have errors. What types of uncertainties exist in an ice sheet model and how can we quantify some of them efficiently? Check out our recipe to quantify one type of uncertainty in sea level rise projections: The model calibration error. Not a numerical mod ...[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoPolicy: From research to regulation – unpacking the EU Soil Directive

October 27, 2023
GeoPolicy: From research to regulation – unpacking the EU Soil Directive

This month’s GeoPolicy Blog post unpacks the Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience, it’s impacts from research to regulation and how scientists can get involved with it. It can be challenging for scientists to understand and engage with the European policymaking process. The intricacies and nuances of the legislative process, with its numerous institutions, committees, and political pr ...[Read More]