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On the ground or in the atmosphere? New satellite data can help characterize and pinpoint destructive events
  • Press release
  • 6 May 2026

Solar storms can quietly disrupt satellites, power grids, and communication systems across the globe. After a 2022 geomagnetic event knocked out dozens of Starlink satellites, the risks are no longer hypothetical. At EGU26, scientists unveil Swarm-AWARE, a new ESA project using satellite data and machine learning to distinguish space weather signals from natural hazards, paving the way for smarter forecasting and more resilient infrastructure.

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Another clue in an extinction mystery: Why one ancient ocean creature survived while another vanished
  • Press release
  • 5 May 2026

For 350 million years, ammonites were the resilient masterpieces of the ancient seas. They survived the Great Dying of the Permian-Triassic, an event that wiped out 96% of marine life, only to vanish during the end-Cretaceous extinction that claimed the dinosaurs. Meanwhile, their less-diverse cousins, the nautiloids, sailed through the catastrophe and still inhabit our oceans today.

Why did the invincible ammonites fail while the nautiloids endured?

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Saudi Arabia’s water problem has a surprising solution: its own wastewater
  • Press release
  • 5 May 2026

In one of the most water-stressed regions on Earth, Saudi Arabia is facing a critical paradox: its ancient aquifers are being depleted faster than they can recharge, yet a massive strategic asset is being flushed away. Every year, the country produces 1.6 billion cubic meters of treated wastewater that remains underutilized, an amount equivalent to roughly 60% of Saudi Arabia’s annual urban drinking water demand.

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Saving chocolate while restoring rainforests? Rock dust boosts soil nutrition and supports farmers
  • Press release
  • 5 May 2026

Chocolate is more than a treat; it is Theobroma cacao, the "food of the gods." But our global craving for cocoa is putting a divine strain on the planet. As demand surges, tropical forests are often cleared to make room for plantations, destroying biodiversity and releasing stored carbon.

Isabella Steeley, a researcher from the University of Sheffield, is investigating a ground-breaking solution that could boost chocolate yields while fighting climate change: Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW).

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Bringing so-called ‘negative’ results into interactive open access publications with the new EGU manuscript formats: LESSONS (Limitations, Errors, Surprises, Shortcomings and Opportunities for New Science)!
  • 28 April 2026

Two new manuscript types are being introduced by EGU Publications in partnership with our publisher Copernicus, that encourage the sharing of so-called ‘negative’ results using our interactive open access publications; introducing the LESSONS (Limitations, Errors, Surprises, Shortcomings and Opportunities for New Science) Reports and LESSONS Posts!

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EGU26 Thursday Highlights

Four days in, and the week isn’t done yet! Thursday is shaping up to be one of the most eventful days of the assembly for the GMPV community. Grab your badge and let’s walk you through it. Morning orals — Room K1 [08:30–12:30 (CEST)] Kick off your Thursday in Room K1 with GMPV2.2 – Advances in Geochronology and Thermochronology: from traditional methods to avant-garde applications (co-org TS). This is a full morning of talks covering the latest in dating methods …

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Meet Thomas S. Bianchi, Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky Medallist 2026

Thomas S. Bianchi is the 2026 Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky medallist of the Biogeosciences Division. The BG team congratulates Thomas and celebrates this well deserved recognition! We talked with Thomas to learn more about his career, research interests and advice for early career scientists Could you tell us a bit about yourself and what inspired you to pursue a career in biogeosciences? I grew up in a blue-collar family in Holbrook, NY—then a one–traffic-light town on eastern Long Island surrounded by …

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ESA’s Green Meridian Information Factory: Why not to miss the workshop this Friday at EGU26

As we immerse ourselves in our 20th Viennese General Assembly EGU26, the volume of climate models and atmospheric projections can be quite overwhelming, to say the least. While our EGU geoscientific community is excellent at observing the planet, a persistent challenge remains in communicating that massive planetary data into tools that a local council, a commercial farmer, or an urban planner can actually use. This is where the Green Meridian Information Factory (GMif) steps in and provides a bridge between …

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