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Geosciences Column: Is it possible to quantify the effect of natural emissions on climate?

November 14, 2014
Geosciences Column: Is it possible to quantify the effect of natural emissions on climate?

The air we breathe is full of tiny particles that can have a big impact on our climate. Industrial activities have greatly increased the number of these particles, cooling the climate and potentially offsetting some of the warming due to greenhouse gases. In this post Kirsty Pringle introduces new research that suggests that it might not be possible to quantify the effect of industrial emissions o ...[Read More]

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Seismology

EGU Meetings Support for 2015

November 12, 2014

The EGU welcomes further proposals for Topical Meetings, Training Schools and Workshops, as well as applications for EGU Sponsorship of External Meetings, for the year 2015. Successful proposals result in high-profile EGU events with financial support. Proposals for events in 2015 must be submitted by 31 December 2014 only via the online form on the EGU website (http://www.egu.eu/meetings/support- ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Showcase your film at GeoCinema at the General Assembly!

November 12, 2014

Every year, we showcase a great selection of geoscience films at the EGU General Assembly and after five successful years we will again be running GeoCinema in 2015. If you’ve shadowed a scientist in the lab, filmed fantastic spectacles in the field, or have produced an educational feature on the Earth, planetary or space sciences, we want to hear from you. GeoCinema features short clips and longe ...[Read More]

VolcanicDegassing

William Dampier and the Burning Islands of Melanesia

November 11, 2014
William Dampier and the Burning Islands of Melanesia

A tweet from Jenni Barclay about a Pirate Scientist gave me an excuse to visit the newly opened reading rooms in the Bodleian’s Weston Library.. William Dampier was a seventeenth century pirate, and later maritime adventurer, whose several books of ‘Voyages and Discoveries’ make for fascinating reading. In 1699, he set sail in HMS Roebuck to try and find Terra Australis, a mythic ...[Read More]

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Seismology

Great news: Appeals court overturns manslaughter convictions of six earthquake scientists

November 10, 2014

Finally some sense: Appeals court overturns manslaughter convictions of six earthquake scientists. Various news portals are reporting that the top Italian scientists had their verdict over turned, hence found not guilty! Read further here: http://news.sciencemag.org/earth/2014/11/updated-appeals-court-overturns-manslaughter-convictions-six-earthquake-scientists  

GeoLog

Imaggeo on Mondays: Painted Hills after the storm.

November 10, 2014
Imaggeo on Mondays: Painted Hills after the storm.

The geological record preserved at John Day Fossil beds, in Oregon, USA, is very special. Rarely can you study a continuous succession through changing climates quite like you can at this National Park in the USA. It is a treasure trove of some 60,000 plant and animal fossil specimens that were preserved over a period of 40 million years during the Cenozoic era (which began 66 million years ago). ...[Read More]

Geology for Global Development

Images of Guatemala (5) – Lake Atitlan

November 7, 2014
Images of Guatemala (5) – Lake Atitlan

Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. A picture we’ve shared on this blog before – but well worth including in our Images from Guatemala series. Taken from Panajachel, and looking across to the volcanoes of Atitlan (right) and Toliman (left). The small mound in front of Toliman is known as Cerro de  Oro. The lake fills a significant caldera (volcanic crater), formed from an eruption known as the Lo ...[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoTalk: Beate Humberset

November 5, 2014
GeoTalk: Beate Humberset

In this edition of Geotalk, the regular feature were we highlight the work and achievements of early career researchers, we are talking to Beate Humberset, the winner of the Outstanding Student Poster (OSP) Award for the Solar- Terrestrial Sciences Division (ST) in 2013. In addition, Beate is the Young Scientist Representative for the ST Division so we will also touch upon her responsibilities in ...[Read More]

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Seismology

EGU Election Autumn 2014

November 5, 2014

You are invited to take part in the EGU Election Autumn 2014. You have the opportunity to vote for the next EGU Treasurer and Division Presidents. All candidates, their CVs and statements, as well as your electronic ballot paper can be found at: http://www.egu-elections.eu/d97063230e00961cbf98009c44695e80de288c037b96072/ Please note that your electronic ballot paper key is unique and it will be in ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Imaggeo on Mondays: Salted Moon

November 3, 2014

The eerie landscape depicted in our Imaggeo on Mondays image, is brought to you by Donatella Spano (University of Sassari, Italy). This picture was taken at Mammoth Hot Springs, one of the largest hot spring areas at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States on August 10, 2010. Mammoth Hot Springs is divided into two sections, the Lower Terrace and the Upper Terrace Loops. The photo below ...[Read More]