Air pollution in New York City linked to wildfires hundreds of miles away Press release 21 January 2020 A new study published in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics shows that air pollutants from the smoke of fires from as far as Canada and the southeastern U.S. traveled hundreds of miles and several days to reach Connecticut and New York City, where it caused significant increases in pollution concentrations. Read more
EGU’s first webinar: EGU journals—open access publishing, public peer review and the new EGUsphere EGU news 13 January 2020 At 12:30 pm on 21 January 2020, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will be hosting its first-ever webinar, which will focus on the union’s open access journals. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Results of EGU elections, press releases and mentoring at the General Assembly (December 2019) EGU news 18 December 2019 The December 2019 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU General Assembly 2020 Media Advisory 1 – Media registration now open Press release 18 December 2019 The 2020 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) provides an opportunity for journalists to find out about the latest research in the Earth, planetary and space sciences and to talk to researchers from all over the world. The meeting, the largest geosciences conference in Europe, is anticipated to bring together more than 15,000 scientists. It runs from 3 to 8 May at the Austria Center Vienna, in Vienna, Austria. Read more
Fukushima: lessons learnt from an extraordinary case of soil decontamination Press release 12 December 2019 Following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, in March 2011, the Japanese authorities decided to carry out major decontamination works in the affected area, which covers more than 9,000 km2. On December 12, 2019, with most of this work having been completed, the scientific journal SOIL of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is publishing a synthesis of approximately sixty scientific publications that together provide an overview of the decontamination strategies used and their effectiveness, with a focus on radiocesium. Read more
One-third of recent global methane increase comes from tropical Africa Press release 11 December 2019 Concentrations of methane, a greenhouse gas about 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide, have risen steadily in Earth’s atmosphere since 2007. Although several potential explanations, including an increase in methane emissions from the tropics, could account for this upsurge, due to a lack of regional data scientists have been unable to pinpoint the source. Now a study published in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics uses satellite data to determine that one-third of the global increase originates in Africa’s tropics. Read more
Call for geoscience teacher applications: 36th International Geological Congress in Delhi, India EGU news 6 December 2019 The EGU invites geoscience teachers to apply for stipends to attend the 4-6 March 2020 ‘Mountains, water and the environment’ GIFT workshop to be held in conjunction with the international congress. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2020. Read more
Become an EGU member or renew your membership! EGU news 5 December 2019 The EGU is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide. Membership is open to individuals who subscribe to the objectives of the EGU and who are professionally engaged in or associated with either the geosciences, planetary and space sciences, or related studies. Membership is affordable and provides a number of benefits, including eligibility to present your research at the annual EGU General Assembly and substantially reduced registrations rates to the meeting. Read more
University geoscience teachers: apply now to attend teaching focus group meeting EGU news 3 December 2019 The EGU invites applications to provide feedback on how the organisation can best support university-level geoscience teaching on 6 April 2020 in Vienna. Read more
EGU announces election results EGU news 3 December 2019 The full results of the Union’s autumn 2019 election are now available. Read more
