Press Releases
17 May 2013
GPS solution provides three-minute tsunami alerts
Researchers have shown that, by using global positioning systems (GPS) to measure ground deformation caused by a large underwater earthquake, they can provide accurate warning of the resulting tsunami in just a few minutes after the earthquake onset. For the devastating Japan 2011 event, the team reveals that the analysis of the GPS data and issue of a detailed tsunami alert would have taken no more than three minutes. The results are published on 17 May in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, an open access journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). [ Read more ]
02 April 2013
General Assembly 2013 Media Advisory 4 – On-site registration, press conferences streamed online
The General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), a meeting with over 10,000 scientists that covers all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences, is taking place next week (07–12 April) in Vienna, Austria. Interested journalists can register on-site free of charge. Those who cannot make it to Vienna, can watch press conferences remotely through a web-streaming link. Media briefings include presentations on the latest Curiosity results, near-Earth objects and the Russian meteor, and the consequences of nuclear disasters. Another event of interest is the Great Debate on shale gas and fracking, which will also be streamed online. [ Read more ]
14 March 2013
General Assembly 2013 Media Advisory 3 – Full press conference schedule, online registration closing tomorrow
The schedule of press conferences at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), which includes briefings on the latest Curiosity results, near-Earth objects and the Russian meteor, and the consequences of nuclear disasters, is now available. The meeting will also feature a Great Debate on shale gas and fracking. Journalists interested in attending should register online by tomorrow. The EGU General Assembly is a meeting with over 10,000 scientists that covers all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences, and is taking place in Vienna, Austria from 07–12 April 2013. [ Read more ]
04 March 2013
General Assembly 2013 Media Advisory 2 – Meeting programme online, provisional press conference topics
The programme for the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), a meeting with over 10,000 scientists that covers all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences, is now online. This year’s conference features a Great Debate on shale gas and fracking. Press conferences will include presentations on near-Earth objects and the Russian meteor, the latest results from the Curiosity Mars Rover, and the consequences of nuclear accidents, among other topics. The event will be held on 07–12 April 2013 at the Austria Center Vienna. [ Read more ]
22 January 2013
Unprecedented glacier melting in the Andes blamed on climate change
Glaciers in the tropical Andes have been retreating at increasing rate since the 1970s, scientists write in the most comprehensive review to date of Andean glacier observations. The researchers blame the melting on rising temperatures as the region has warmed about 0.7°C over the past 50 years (1950-1994). This unprecedented retreat could affect water supply to Andean populations in the near future. These conclusions are published today in The Cryosphere, an Open Access journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). [ Read more ]
21 January 2013
Kate Ravilious and Liz Kalaugher awarded EGU Science Journalism Fellowship
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) has named journalists Kate Ravilious and Liz Kalaugher as the winners of its second Science Journalism Fellowship for projects on reporting continental earthquakes and climate-change effects on ecosystems, respectively. [ Read more ]
12 December 2012
General Assembly 2013 Media Advisory 1 – Media registration now open
Journalists, science writers, and public information officers can now register online to the 2013 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). The meeting brings together over 10,000 scientists from all over the world and covers all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. [ Read more ]
05 December 2012
Scientists pinpoint great-earthquake hot spots
The world’s largest earthquakes occur at subduction zones – locations where a tectonic plate slips under another. But where along these extended subduction areas are great earthquakes most likely to happen? Scientists have now found that regions where ‘scars’ on the seafloor, called fracture zones, meet subduction areas are at higher risk of generating powerful earthquakes. The results are published today in Solid Earth, an Open Access journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). [ Read more ]
14 November 2012
EGU Science Journalism Fellowships (up to €5k) – application deadline extended
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is offering fellowships for journalists to report on ongoing research in the geosciences. Successful applicants will receive up to €5k to cover expenses related to their projects, including following scientists on location. [ Read more ]
01 August 2012
Cut emissions further or face risks of high air pollution, study shows
Most of the world’s population will be subject to degraded air quality in 2050 if man-made emissions continue as usual. In this ‘business-as-usual’ scenario, the average world citizen 40 years from now will experience similar air pollution to that of today’s average East Asian citizen. [ Read more ]