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EGU25 – by the numbers
  • 6 May 2025

Thanks to the enthusiastic efforts of our members and volunteers, EGU25 was another record breaking year with an incredible 20,984 people participating in the General Assembly, both in Vienna and online!





EGU leaving Twitter/X
  • 3 March 2025

Following a vote by EGU’s volunteer Council, the Union will no longer be posting on X, formerly known as Twitter.


Latest posts from EGU blogs

The Untapped Potential of Citizen Science Onboard Expedition Cruise Vessels

Scientific work can be done not only by professional scientists but also by the general public, often in collaboration with scientific institutions. At HX Expeditions, citizens have the opportunity to contribute to scientific projects on expedition cruises. Join us as we hear from Holly Stainton, the Science & Education Coordinator at MS Roald Amundsen and HX Expeditions, about her experiences aboard an expedition cruise vessel, the various citizen science projects they engage in, and their achievements. As the Science & …


The false narrative of over-population: why Malthus had it wrong when it comes to global resources

Just like me, you may have, at some point in your life, come across Malthusian rhetoric: There are too many mouths to feed and not enough resources for a growing population. But what if the problem isn’t people, but an appetite for profit-driven extraction? In this blog, I peel back the myth of overpopulation and show how pinning ecological collapse on mere population numbers diverts attention from the real culprits: hyper-inequality and extractive industries. Drawing on academic studies and recent …


The Proglacial Puzzle: Sampling of Glacier-fed Lakes in Greenland

Would you like to follow the endeavours of a small team working in the ice-marginal terrain in South-West Greenland? They set out to investigate proglacial lakes using sediment coring, water sampling and gas collections (figure 1), aiming to better understand methane dynamics, proglacial terrain development and the environmental drivers behind methane production in glacially influenced lake systems. Here, you will read how the team is confronted with the resistance of frozen landscapes and strives to uncover the elusive truths hidden …