Deadline for climate action – Act strongly before 2035 to keep warming below 2°C Press release 30 August 2018 If governments don’t act decisively by 2035 to fight climate change, humanity could cross a point of no return after which limiting global warming below 2°C in 2100 will be unlikely, according to a new study by scientists in the UK and the Netherlands. The research also shows the deadline to limit warming to 1.5°C has already passed, unless radical climate action is taken. The study is published today in the European Geosciences Union journal Earth System Dynamics. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Fatal landslides, elections, call for sessions (August 2018) 30 August 2018 The August 2018 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Landslides triggered by human activity on the rise Press release 23 August 2018 More than 50,000 people were killed by landslides around the world between 2004 and 2016, according to a new study by researchers at UK’s Sheffield University. The team, who compiled data on over 4800 fatal landslides during the 13-year period, also revealed for the first time that landslides resulting from human activity have increased over time. The research is published today in the European Geosciences Union journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Read more
EGU Committee on Education seeking tertiary education specialists 13 August 2018 The Committee on Education, which coordinates the EGU activities related to secondary and tertiary education, is looking for new committee members that specialise in educational aspects of tertiary education in the geosciences. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Oxygen loss, ice shelves, elections (July 2018) 31 July 2018 The July 2018 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
New study puts a figure on sea-level rise following Antarctic ice shelves’ collapse Press release 19 July 2018 An international team of scientists has shown how much sea level would rise if Larsen C and George VI, two Antarctic ice shelves at risk of collapse, were to break up. While Larsen C has received much attention due to the break-away of a trillion-tonne iceberg from it last summer, its collapse would contribute only a few millimetres to sea-level rise. The break-up of the smaller George VI Ice Shelf would have a much larger impact. The research is published today in the European Geosciences Union journal The Cryosphere. Read more
EGU Autumn 2018 elections: call for candidates 17 July 2018 The EGU Election Autumn 2018 for the next EGU Treasurer will take place from 1 to 30 November 2018. You are kindly asked to propose a candidate for the vacancy by 15 September 2018. You are welcome and encouraged to nominate yourself. Read more
New study: oxygen loss in the coastal Baltic Sea is “unprecedentedly severe” Press release 5 July 2018 The Baltic Sea is home to some of the world’s largest dead zones, areas of oxygen-starved waters where most marine animals can’t survive. But while parts of this sea have long suffered from low oxygen levels, a new study by a team in Finland and Germany shows that oxygen loss in coastal areas over the past century is unprecedented in the last 1500 years. The research is published today in the European Geosciences Union journal Biogeosciences. Read more
Monthly news from EGU: Financial support for meetings, call for sessions (June 2018) 27 June 2018 The June 2018 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU raises €17,000 for carbon offsetting scheme, thanks to General Assembly participants 26 June 2018 For the first time, we gave participants at the annual EGU General Assembly the opportunity to offset the CO2 emissions resulting from their travel to and from Vienna. We are happy to report that, as a result of this initiative, we raised nearly €17,000 for a carbon offsetting scheme. Read more
