EGU announces 2018 awards and medals 9 October 2017 The EGU has named the 49 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awards. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Mexico earthquakes, Agung volcano (September 2017) 4 October 2017 The September 2017 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Are you a scientific expert who wants to be more involved in policy? Sign up to the EGU Database of Expertise now! 2 October 2017 The EGU’s Database of Expertise has recently been updated to increase its effectiveness and EGU member engagement. You can become a registered expert by logging onto the EGU member area and updating your EGU profile. The details of those members already on the database will be transferred to the new system. Read more
Mexico earthquakes: What we know so far 20 September 2017 In early and mid-September, strong earthquakes hit Mexico causing widespread damage and casualties. On the EGU blog, GeoLog, we rounded up the available scientific information on the earthquakes, including commentary by EGU seismologists. Read more
Educators: apply now to take part in the 2018 GIFT workshop! 12 September 2017 The Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshop is taking place on April 9–11 2018 at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The topic of the 2018 edition of GIFT is ‘Major events that shaped the Earth’, and teachers can apply to attend by 26 November. Read more
News from the EGU: meet the president, EGU 2018 interdisciplinary events (August 2017) 29 August 2017 The August 2017 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU 2018 call for sessions 25 August 2017 The call for session proposals for the EGU 2018 General Assembly is now open. Until 8 September you can suggest new sessions with conveners and description, or you can propose modifications to current ones. Please note that, for the first time this year, the 8 September deadline also applies to short courses and townhall meetings. The next EGU General Assembly is taking place in Vienna, Austria on 8–13 April 2018. Read more
News from the EGU: EGU18 call for sessions, call for candidates, evolution statement (July 2017) 31 July 2017 The July 2017 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU Publications Committee Chair Hubert H.G. Savenije honoured by AGU 20 July 2017 Hubert H.G. Savenije, Professor of Hydrology at the Delft University of Technology and the Chair of the EGU Publications Committee, has been named as the recipient of the International Award of the American Geophysical Union. This award is given annually to one honoree in recognition “for making an outstanding contribution to furthering the Earth and space sciences and using science for the benefit of society in developing nations.” Read more
Removing CO2 from the air required to safeguard children’s future Press release 18 July 2017 Reducing greenhouse-gas emissions is not enough to limit global warming to a level that wouldn’t risk young people’s future, according to a new study published in Earth System Dynamics by a team of scientists who say we need negative emissions. Measures such as reforestation could accomplish much of the needed CO2 removal from the atmosphere, but continued high fossil fuel emissions would demand expensive technological solutions to extract CO2 and prevent dangerous warming. Read more
EGU Autumn 2017 elections: call for candidates 17 July 2017 The EGU Election Autumn 2017 for the next EGU President, General Secretary, and Division Presidents will take place from 1 to 30 November 2017. You are kindly asked to propose a candidate to any of these vacancies by 15 September 2017. You are welcome and encouraged to nominate yourself. Read more
Position statement: EGU advocates the teaching of evolution 6 July 2017 The European Geosciences Union (EGU) strongly supports the teaching of evolution in schools and other educational fora. Evolution, a fundamental concept in biology and the Earth sciences, is the only theory supported by scientific evidence to describe how life on Earth has evolved. Read more
EGU journals: updated publication policy and revision of editors’, referees’, and authors’ obligations 3 July 2017 In response to the detection of a case of scientific malpractice by a topical editor of two of its journals (SOIL and Solid Earth), EGU and Copernicus Publications have revised the guidelines for authors, editors and reviewers. The journals now also have an updated publication policy. Read more
News from the EGU: standing up for science, funding training schools (June 2017) 29 June 2017 The June 2017 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Apply for EGU financial support for training schools 7 June 2017 Do you need support from the EGU to organise a training school in the Earth, planetary or space sciences? Up until 15 August 2017, we welcome proposals for training schools scheduled for 2018. Please note this will be the only call for proposals for EGU co-sponsored meetings, and that we are only accepting funding applications relating to training schools. Read more
EGU’s reaction to US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement Press release 2 June 2017 Yesterday, the President of the United States announced the country would be withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement. The European Geosciences Union (EGU) strongly opposes this decision. The overwhelming scientific consensus on is that climate is changing as a consequence of human activity, and that reducing greenhouse-gas emissions is vital to limit global warming and lower the risk of dangerous climate impacts. Read more
News from the EGU: Awards, EGU 2017 videos, AOGS-EGU conference (May 2017) 31 May 2017 The May 2017 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
First AOGS–EGU Joint Conference: New Dimensions for Natural Hazards in Asia 22 May 2017 The first AOGS-EGU joint conference will take place from 4 to 8 February 2018 in the Philippines. It will bring together students, early career and established scientists from all areas of the globe to discuss current advances in knowledge and new perspectives relevant to natural hazards in the Asian region. The deadline for abstract submission is 31 August. Read more
Flat Antarctica – Land height could help explain why Antarctica is warming slower than the Arctic Press release 18 May 2017 Temperatures in the Arctic are increasing twice as fast as in the rest of the globe, while the Antarctic is warming at a much slower rate. A new study published in Earth System Dynamics, a journal of the European Geosciences Union, shows that land height could be a “game changer” when it comes to explaining why temperatures are rising at such different rates in the two regions. Read more
EGU journals: celebrations and growth 16 May 2017 The 17 EGU–Copernicus peer-reviewed open-access journals experienced significant growth in 2016. We published over 3300 final-revised papers, corresponding to some 53,500 pages, a growth of about 10% compared to the previous year. These papers were downloaded over 645,000 times. Read more