EGU26 will allow journalists to learn about the latest research and developments in a range of fields such as planetary exploration, Earth observation, polar science, climate change, pollution, and natural hazards.

The list of abstracts for EGU26 is now available! You can browse it here.

We are pleased to announce that the themes and speakers for this year’s press conferences have been finalized. Full details and the complete schedule are available further down this page.

Registration & logistics

• Media registration remains open throughout the conference. Please note that on-site registration is not available, and registration is only possible online.
• Media waivers submitted before Friday, 01 May at 17:30 CEST will be processed ahead of the conference. Later submissions will be reviewed daily at 19:00.

For the latest updates, visit the EGU26 website, or contact the Media and Engagement Manager Asmae Ourkiya at media@egu.eu

• PC1: A trial by fire: Between preparedness, mitigation, and adaptation on a burning planet – 4 May 2026, 11:00 CEST
• PC2: The anatomy of emissions: Measuring emissions from what we wear, cook, drive, and breathe before it's too late! – 5 May 2026, 10:00 CEST
• PC3: NASA's Juno Mission: Briefing – 5 May 2026, 14:00 CEST
• PC4: Can early warning maps outpace systemic vulnerability? Insights on extreme fire, heat, and gaps in EU climate laws. – 6 May 2026, 10:00 CEST
• PC5: Rumbles from the deep: On Alaskan megatsunamis, active submarine volcanoes, and the seismoacoustic signals of blue whales. – 6 May 2026, 14:00 CEST
• PC6: A transition under pressure? From dunkelflauten, energy droughts, and wildfire smoke to the realities of urban adaptations. – 7 May 2026, 10:00 CEST

• Media Tip Sheet: Roads, ships, and repercussions of energy choices: Infrastructure and energy (PDF document, 206.1 KB)
• Media Tip Sheet: Climate change, communication and equity (PDF document, 172.2 KB)
• Media Tip Sheet: Caves, temples, forests and more, on geoarchaeology and art (PDF document, 151.4 KB)
• Media Tip Sheet: From oysters to trash, swimming to hiking: Geotourism and recreation (PDF document, 172.8 KB)
• Media Tip Sheet: Fish, deer, cattle and more: Nature and biodiversity (PDF document, 176.3 KB)
• Media Tip Sheet: Heat, conflict, climate change and food: Nutrition and health (PDF document, 145.5 KB)
• Media Tip Sheet: To infinity and beyond: Planetary science (PDF document, 146.8 KB)

• Is the future of civil engineering hiding in a rice paddy? A concrete solution, minus the concrete! – 6 May 2026, 08:30 CEST
• Is it just me, or is it shaky in here? How the hot sky is messing with the big metal birds – 5 May 2026, 16:22 CEST
• When rain falls too fast, poo-namis ensue: How real-time wastewater intelligence catches spills that rain gauges miss – 6 May 2026, 09:15 CEST
• Home is where the habitat is: Extraterrestrial habitats on Mars need sociologists and interior designers as much as rocket scientists! – 4 May 2026, 14:45 CEST
• Is everyday friction turning your polyester shirt into a major health and environmental hazard? – 8 May 2026, 08:30 CEST
• Whale, whale, whale, look who’s lost: New study reveals how anthropogenic activity is disrupting cetacean navigation – 6 May 2026, 16:15 CEST
• Off the (magnetic) tracks: Quantifying the impact of space weather on railway systems – 5 May 2026, 17:00 CEST
• Is South Korea on to something? A new blueprint from a densely populated nation on how to hit global conservation targets without breaking the bank – 8 May 2026, 14:00 CEST
• Arctic fires are resurrecting millennia-old carbon sinks, and yes, you should care! – 5 May 2026, 11:15 CEST
• Is your drive into Yosemite Valley a game of chance? New 3D simulation identifies the exact road segments where rockfall risk peaks – 8 May 2026, 14:00 CEST
• Tornadoes in 3D: How flying lumber and debris reveal the hidden physics of invisible winds – 5 May 2026, 16:50 CEST
• Let's crack open a cold case, shall we? How 1960s beer caps are solving the marine plastic mystery. – 7 May 2026, 10:45 CEST
• Can sea turtles shift their schedules faster than Earth's warming? Assessing the global feasibility of nesting phenology shifts. – 8 May 2026, 09:45 CEST

• When faith meets a melting point: New study warns Hajj pilgrimage is breaching human survivability limits – 7 May 2026
• Another clue in an extinction mystery: Why one ancient ocean creature survived while another vanished – 5 May 2026
• Saudi Arabia’s water problem has a surprising solution: its own wastewater – 5 May 2026
• Saving chocolate while restoring rainforests? Rock dust boosts soil nutrition and supports farmers – 5 May 2026
• On the ground or in the atmosphere? New satellite data can help characterize and pinpoint destructive events – 6 May 2026
• New research proposes Dante’s Inferno modelled a planetary impact 500 years before modern science! – 8 May 2026

Need help?

If you have any questions about the EGU General Assembly 2026 Press Centre, please contact:

Asmae Ourkiya

Media and Engagement Manager

Phone +49-89-2050-76340
Email media@egu.eu