Receding glaciers in Bolivia leave communities at risk Press release 20 October 2016 A new study published in The Cryosphere, an European Geosciences Union journal, has found that Bolivian glaciers shrunk by 43% between 1986 and 2014, and will continue to diminish if temperatures in the region continue to increase. “On top of that, glacier recession is leaving lakes that could burst and wash away villages or infrastructure downstream,” says lead-author Simon Cook, a lecturer at the Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. Read more
El retroceso de los glaciares bolivianos pone en peligro a comunidades Press release 20 October 2016 Un nuevo estudio publicado en The Cryosphere, una revista de la Unión Europea de Geólogos, ha descubierto que entre 1986 y 2014 los glaciares de Bolivia han encogido un 43% y continuarán a hacerlo si las temperaturas en la región siguen incrementando. “Además, el retroceso deja tras de si lagunas que pueden desbordarse llevándose por delante pueblos e infraestructuras situados aguas abajo,” dice el coordinador del estudio Simon Cook, catedrático en la Universidad Metropolitana de Manchester, en el Reino Unido. Read more
Οι κοινότητες της Βολιβίας σε κίνδυνο λόγο της υποχώρησης των πάγων. Press release 20 October 2016 Μία νέα μελέτη η οποία δημοσιεύθηκε στην επιθεώρηση The Cryosphere (Κρυόσφαιρα), της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης Γεωεπιστημών, κατέδειξε ότι οι πάγοι της Βολιβίας έχουν μειωθεί κατά 43% μεταξύ του 1986 και του 1914, θα συνεχίσουν δε μειούμενοι εάν οι θερμοκρασίες στην περιοχή συνεχίσουν ν’ ανεβαίνουν. «Εξάλλου, η τήξη των πάγων καταλείπει λίμνες οι οποίες θα μπορούσαν να υποστούν αιφνίδια εκκένωση, να καταστρέψουν δε τα χωριά και τις υποδομές στα κατάντη» λέει ο επικεφαλής συγγραφέας Simon Cook (Σάιμον Κούκ), λέκτορας στο Μητροπολιτικό Πανεπιστήμιο του Μάντσεστερ στο Ην. Βασίλειο. Read more
Les communautés Boliviennes en danger à cause du recul des glaciers Press release 20 October 2016 Une nouvelle étude publiée dans ”The Cryosphere“, la revue des géosciences de l’union européenne, a démontré que les glaciers Boliviens ont reculé de 43% entre 1986 et 2014, et ils vont continuer de diminuer si l’augmentation des températures dans la région continue. ‘’En outre, le recul des glaciers fait apparaitre des lacs qui peuvent connaitre une vidange brutale susceptible de détruire des villages et tout type d’infrastructure en aval,’’ a souligné l’auteur principal Simon Cook, Maitre de conférences à l’Université Métropolitaine de Manchester au Royaume-Uni. Read more
Celebrating Earth Science Week 6 October 2016 Earth Science Week, an international annual celebration founded by the American Geosciences Institute in 1998, aims to change the public’s perception of the geosciences. In 2016, Earth Science Week takes place between 8 and 16 October. For the first time, the EGU will run events to mark the special date, all of which we invite you to take part in. Read more
News from the EGU: polar bears, PICO, weathering in landslides (September 2016) 4 October 2016 The September 2016 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Educators: apply now to take part in the 2017 GIFT workshop! 27 September 2016 The Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshop is taking place on April 24–26 2017 at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The topic of the 2017 edition of GIFT is The Mediterranean. Read more
All polar bears across the Arctic face shorter sea ice season Press release 14 September 2016 New research published in The Cryosphere finds a trend toward earlier sea ice melt in the spring and later ice growth in the autumn across all 19 polar bear populations, which can negatively impact the feeding and breeding capabilities of the bears. Read more
Register on the EGU Database of Expertise 5 September 2016 As part of its ‘science for policy’ programme, the EGU is creating a database to identify expertise within the Union that can be used in policy-related events of geoscientific relevance. Read more
News from the EGU: Italy earthquake, new papers (August 2016) 1 September 2016 The August 2016 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake in central Italy 24 August 2016 Early today, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit central Italy at 03:36 am local time (CEST). The epicentre of the earthquake was at (42.71 N, 13.22 E), according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. This is about 110 km northeast of Rome and about 35 km north of the deadly magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit L’Aquila in 2009. Read more
News from the EGU: elections, EGU17 call for sessions (July 2016) 2 August 2016 The July 2016 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
New study reveals where MH370 debris more likely to be found Press release 27 July 2016 A team of researchers in Italy has used the location of confirmed debris from MH370 to determine where the airliner might have crashed, and where further debris could be found. The study is published today (27 July) in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, an open access journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Read more
Fire clues in cave dripwater – researchers find wildfire signatures in cave formations for the first time Press release 21 July 2016 When mineral-rich water drips from a cave’s ceiling over centuries and millennia, it forms rocky cones that hold clues to the Earth’s past climate. Now, researchers in Australia and the UK have found that these structures can also help trace past wildfires that burned above the cave. Their research is published today in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Read more
EGU Autumn 2016 elections: call for candidates 18 July 2016 The EGU Election Autumn 2016 for the the Treasurer and Division Presidents will take place between 1 and 30 November. You are kindly asked to propose a candidate to any of these vacancies by 15 September 2016. You are welcome and encouraged to nominate yourself. Read more
EGU 2017 call for sessions 7 July 2016 The call for session proposals for the EGU 2017 General Assembly is now open. Until 9 September you can suggest new sessions with conveners and description, or you can propose modifications to current ones. The next EGU General Assembly is taking place in Vienna, Austria from 23 to 28 April 2017. Read more
News from the EGU: apply for funding to organise a meeting (June 2016) 30 June 2016 The June 2016 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
New technique settles old debate on highest peaks in US Arctic Press release 23 June 2016 Finding out which is the highest mountain in the US Arctic may be the last thing on your mind, unless you are an explorer who skis from the tallest peaks around the globe. Ski mountaineer Kit DesLauriers joined forces with glaciologist Matt Nolan to settle a debate of more than 50 years, while testing a new, affordable mapping technique in a steep mountainous region. Their research is published today in The Cryosphere. Read more
Policy-related science pages completed on the EGU website 20 June 2016 The EGU is developing its engagement with science-for-policy activities. This comes after the appointment of a Science Policy Fellow last autumn and includes an updated policy section on the EGU website. Read more
ESurf and GI receive their first impact factors 16 June 2016 The new impact factors for all EGU/Copernicus journals are now available from the journals’ websites. Two journals – Earth Surface Dynamics (ESurf) and Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI) – have received their first impact factors. Read more