News from the EGU: Nepal earthquakes, EGU journal updates, co-sponsored meetings (June 2015) 30 June 2015 The June edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Earth Surface Dynamics indexed in Web of Science 18 June 2015 The EGU open access journal Earth Surface Dynamics (ESurf) has been accepted by Thomson Reuters to be indexed and abstracted in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the Journal Citation Reports, and Current Contents/Physical Chemical and Earth Sciences. Read more
EGU co-sponsored meetings: support request 12 June 2015 Do you need support from the EGU to organise a meeting in the Earth, planetary or space sciences? Up until 31 July 2015, we welcome proposals for topical meetings, training schools and workshops, as well as applications for EGU sponsorship of external meetings, for the year 2016. Read more
Floods as war weapons – Humans caused a third of floods in past 500 years in SW Netherlands Press release 9 June 2015 A new study shows that, from 1500 until 2000, about a third of floods in southwestern Netherlands were deliberately caused by humans during wartimes. Some of these inundations resulted in significant changes to the landscape, being as damaging as floods caused by heavy rainfall or storm surges. The work, by Dutch researcher Adriaan de Kraker, is published today in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Read more
EGU Information Briefing: Continued risks of natural disasters in Nepal 9 June 2015 The EGU, through its Seismology and Natural Hazards Divisions, has issued an information briefing about the recent Nepal earthquakes. The text, written for the broad geoscience community, summarises the earthquake processes, highlights new research directions for hazards in the region, and provides resources for post-earthquake hazard mapping and risk reduction. Read more
Obituary: Rolf Meissner (1925–2014) 8 June 2015 Rolf Meissner, president of the European Geophysical Society (a predecessor of the EGU) from 1985 to 1987, passed away on 4 June 2014, shortly before his 89th birthday. Read more
Geoscience Ahead: joint agreement between EGU, AGU, AOGS and JpGU 3 June 2015 The American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), the European Geosciences Union (EGU), and the Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) meet in May to exchange views and to discuss future directions and collaborations. They have agree to continue meeting annually to continue the discussion and to implement action plans to better serve the global geoscience community. Read more
News from the EGU: EGU 2015 highlights and feedback (May 2015) 28 May 2015 The May edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Glacier changes at the top of the world – Over 70% of glacier volume in Everest region could be lost by 2100 Press release 27 May 2015 A team of researchers in Nepal, France and the Netherlands have found Everest glaciers could be very sensitive to future warming, and that sustained ice loss through the 21st century is likely. The research is now published in The Cryosphere. Read more
Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems indexed in Web of Science 19 May 2015 The EGU open access journal Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI) has just been accepted for inclusion in the Web of Science, an important indexing site widely used by the scientific community for article search and discovery. Read more
New study shows Antarctic ice shelf is thinning from above and below Press release 13 May 2015 A decade-long scientific debate about what’s causing the thinning of one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves has now been settled. The Larsen C Ice Shelf – whose neighbours Larsen A and B collapsed in 1995 and 2002 – is thinning from both its surface and beneath. The research, by scientists from the UK and the US, is published today (Wednesday 13 May) in The Cryosphere. Read more
Nominate candidates for our awards and medals! 5 May 2015 Every year, the EGU honours individuals for their important contributions to the Earth, planetary and space sciences through its awards and medals programme. EGU members are kindly asked to submit their nominations for all EGU medals and awards by 15 June. Read more
‘Dead zones’ found in Atlantic open waters Press release 30 April 2015 A team of German and Canadian researchers have discovered areas with extremely low levels of oxygen in the tropical North Atlantic, several hundred kilometres off the coast of West Africa. The levels measured in these ‘dead zones’, inhabitable for most marine animals, are the lowest ever recorded in Atlantic open waters. The research is published today in Biogeosciences. Read more
Introducing the new EGU young scientist representatives at Union level 14 April 2015 Following a two-year term, Sam Illingworth steps down as Programme Committee Representative at this year’s General Assembly. Wouter Berghuijs, from the Hydrology Division, and Lena Noack, from Planetary Sciences, have been nominated by the young scientist division representatives to replace Sam. Wouter will serve as Head Representative within the next year, with Lena taking the role of Deputy Head Representative. She will become Head Representative the following year. Read more
Launching the EGU Galileo Conference programme 13 April 2015 The EGU Galileo conferences address well-focused cutting-edge topics at the frontier of geosciences research. The programme is being launched today at the EGU General Assembly, with interested EGU members invited to submit proposals for the first EGU Galileo Conference soon. Read more
A community journal grown up: celebrating 10 years of Climate of the Past 10 April 2015 Climate of the Past was launched as a community-driven journal on 05 June 2005, a few weeks after EGU 2005, and is celebrating its 10 years with a special reception at the EGU 2015 General Assembly. Read more
EGU 2015 General Assembly: Media advisory 4 – Press conferences live stream, on-site registration Press release 7 April 2015 Next week (12–17 April), over 12,000 scientists will gather in Vienna for the 2015 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), a meeting that provides an opportunity for journalists to hear about the latest research in the Earth and space sciences and to talk to scientists from all over the world. The press conference programme includes presentations on the latest results from ESA’s Rosetta Mission and on changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet. Interested journalists can register on-site, free of charge, during the meeting. Those who cannot make it to Vienna can watch press conferences remotely through a live streaming link. Read more
Job opportunity at the EGU Executive Office: Science Policy Fellow 7 April 2015 We are seeking to appoint a Science Policy Fellow to develop the Union’s science policy programme, which is aimed at building bridges between geoscientists and European policymakers, engaging the EGU membership with public policy, and informing decision makers about the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The deadline for applications in 3 May. Read more
Travelling pollution – East Asian human activities affect air quality in remote tropical forests Press release 31 March 2015 Researchers from the UK and Malaysia have detected a human fingerprint deep in the Borneo rainforest in Southeast Asia. Cold winds blowing from the north carry industrial pollutants from East Asia to the equator, with implications for air quality in the region. Once there, the pollutants can travel higher into the atmosphere and impact the ozone layer. The research is published today in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. Read more
New websites for the EGU journals 26 March 2015 All of EGU’s open-access journals now have new online homes. The new websites feature redesigned home page, as well as fast-access buttons for manuscript submission and tracking of manuscripts under review. Read more