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TS
Tectonics and Structural Geology

TS Must-Read – Hudec and Jackson (2007) Terra infirma: Understanding salt tectonics

January 19, 2024
TS Must-Read – Hudec and Jackson (2007) Terra infirma: Understanding salt tectonics

The TS Must-Read paper by Hudec and Jackson (2007) provides a combination of analogue models and natural cases to describe, in a review paper, salt flow mechanisms, diapir growth, and the ways these processes interact with regional deformation, in compression and extensional tectonics.     Salt is mechanically weak and can flow like a fluid under gravitation, displacement, and thermal lo ...[Read More]

GD
Geodynamics

Multiengine-driving Tethyan evolution

and January 17, 2024
Multiengine-driving Tethyan evolution

The highest mountain range in the Alps in the Western Europe, the towering peaks of the Himalayas in Asia, and ~1/3 world crude oil production in the middle east – what brings these remarkable nature gift together? The answer is Tethyan orogenic belt, which spans across the entire Eurasian continent. This week, we are privileged to have Prof. Zhong-Hai Li from the University of Chinese Academy of ...[Read More]

NH
Natural Hazards

Environmental (non-)migration: Whose security is at stake?

January 15, 2024
Environmental (non-)migration: Whose security is at stake?

Migration is commonly perceived as a strategic response to address the repercussions of environmental threats and climate change. The International Organization for Migration defines ‘environmental migrants’ as those individuals who alter their place of residence due to a sudden or progressive change in the environment that adversely affects their lives or living conditions. Conversely, those who ...[Read More]

SSP
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology

The Geology of Wine

January 14, 2024
The Geology of Wine

I am sure that there are many geologists who take a keen interest in wine, and not just in drinking it. Explaining the vast diversity of quality, flavours and aromas is no simple task, and what fascinates me is the relative role of the geology, and the associated soils, in determining which vineyards are winners and losers. Many factors will influence the character of the wine, generally summarize ...[Read More]

GeoLog

GeoTalk: meet Gino de Gelder, researcher of the link between tectonics, sea-level rise & coral reefs!

January 12, 2024
GeoTalk: meet Gino de Gelder, researcher of the link between tectonics, sea-level rise & coral reefs!

Hello Gino! Welcome to GeoTalk. Could you tell our readers a little bit about yourself and your background? Sure thing! My background is mostly in tectonics, geomorphology and the evolution of (active) fault systems, which I developed during my studies at Utrecht University and my PhD at the IPGP (Paris). Initially I focused on the way that coastlines record either uplift or subsidence in response ...[Read More]

GeoLog

Are you ready to vote for your favourite Division blog of 2023?

January 11, 2024
Are you ready to vote for your favourite Division blog of 2023?

Our EGU blogging team has had a fantastic 2023 posting across our official blog, GeoLog and the division blogs. With the Near Year now officially upon us, you may know that we like to pause and reflect on our blogging efforts of the year gone by! Much like previous years, we saw yet again an impressive and insightful collection of blog posts throughout 2023. Most of our readers appreciate EGU’s bl ...[Read More]

GD
Geodynamics

Can we predict floods accurately, fast and everywhere?

and January 10, 2024
Can we predict floods accurately, fast and everywhere?

The impact of climate change has already and will continue to cause frequent flooding episodes all over the world, with devastating consequences not only for our society but for our natural habitat as well, should we not take immediate action. Therefore, have you ever wondered, what would happen if there was an effective flood modelling system that could quickly run simulations from global dataset ...[Read More]

G
Geodesy

Geodesy Division Year In Review 2023

and January 9, 2024
Geodesy Division Year In Review 2023

Hi EGU Community! We hope that you had some rest during the holidays and are ready for this new year ahead! With the first blog post of 2024, we want to look back at what happened in the G Division during the last year and give an outlook on what you can expect for the coming year! Looking back on 2023 Over the past year, we published a total of 20 blog posts. We introduced a new series in Februar ...[Read More]

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday 18th January 10am CET

January 8, 2024
EGU GMPV ECS Campfires – Thursday 18th January 10am CET

Welcome to 2024, we hope you all had some nice and relaxing holidays! In the meantime we have prepared the first edition of the Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology and Volcanology division’s ECS talks – the Campfires – of the new year, which will take place on Thursday 18th January at 10am CET on Zoom. This edition will be a Scientific Campfire, during which three early career scientists will pres ...[Read More]

GeoLog

The Global South Climate Database: one thousand experts in one year!

January 5, 2024
The Global South Climate Database: one thousand experts in one year!

Climate change is one of the most urgent problems facing humanity today. Every corner of the planet is already feeling the impacts of climate change, from devastating heatwaves to sweeping floods. The wealthy and powerful are responsible for the lion’s share of greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, the impacts of climate change are disproportionately felt by the poorest and most vulnerable members ...[Read More]