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The recipients’ innovative use of Earth observation techniques will be recognised at a prize ceremony on 25 April, during the virtual EGU General Assembly 2023.
The grants will be awarded to EGU members interested in developing an outreach project to raise awareness of the geosciences outside the scientific community. The deadline for applications is 16 June.
In a new study published in the European Geosciences Union journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, researchers find that flood risks can still be considerably reduced if all global promises to cut carbon emissions are kept.
In a new study published today in the European Geosciences Union journal Biogeosciences, two researchers address the soil organic carbon erosion paradox. The study was the result of a collaboration between UCLouvain, Belgium and ETH, Zurich.
On the 6 February 2023, two earthquakes of 7.8Mw and 7.5Mw struck Turkey and Syria, causing the loss of thousands of lives and widespread damage. Local experts from Turkey, with EGU Division Presidents from seismology and natural hazards explain what happened, and why this event was so devastating.
The objective of this study was to perform a comprehensive, multi-faceted analysis of the 2018 extreme summer in terms of heat and drought in central and northern Europe, with a particular focus on Germany. A combination of favourable large-scale conditions and locally dry soils were related with the intensity and persistence of the events. We also showed that such extremes have become more likely due to anthropogenic climate change and might occur almost every year under +2 °C of global warming.
We investigate women’s representation in seismology to raise awareness of existing gender disparities.
By analysing the authorship of peer-reviewed articles, we identify lower representation of women among single authors, high-impact authors, and highly productive authors. Seismology continues to be a male-dominated field, and trends suggest that parity is decades away. These gaps are an obstacle to women’s career advancement and, if neglected, may perpetuate the leaky-pipeline problem.
Geoengineering indicates methods aiming to reduce the temperature of the planet by means of reflecting back a part of the incoming radiation before it reaches the surface or allowing more of the planetary radiation to escape into space. It aims to produce modelling experiments that are easy to reproduce and compare with different climate models, in order to understand the potential impacts of these techniques. Here we assess its past successes and failures and talk about its future.
It appears that plastics have well and truly invaded even our most inaccessible environments: the deepest point in the ocean (the Mariana trench) and the highest mountain peak in the world (Mt. Everest) both contain pieces of plastic from human activities miles away. With plastic waste flowing into aquatic ecosystems expected to nearly triple by 2040, it is safe to say that nature is in “emergency mode.” This June 5th marks five decades since the first World Environment Day was …
Do you think that it is sometimes challenging to understand science (as a reader or listener) or to explain it (as a scientist)? Then, art may be a good solution to the problem. Between April and June 2023, Zacharie Bodson (artist) and I (climate scientist) are participating in the Seas and Oceans exhibition to explain the links between changes in Arctic sea ice and over-consumption. Read here about our collaboration and the exhibition. How the reduced Arctic sea ice is …
Now that the EGU23 General Assembly has passed, it’s starting to feel a lot more like summer! With upcoming holidays and field work ahead, you might also be starting to look for some holiday reading inspiration.Below is a diverse range of books that provide an overview of practical advice and insights. Well – if you’re interested in science for policy, read on! 1. The JRC’s Science for Policy Handbook The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s in-house science and …
