EGU Galileo Conference programme: call for proposals 4 September 2015 The EGU is now accepting proposals for Galileo conferences, a newly established type of meeting which will be fully supported by EGU. The conferences address well-focused cutting-edge topics at the frontier of geosciences research. Any EGU member may propose to organise a Galileo Conference. Read more
News from the EGU: West Antarctica’s future, tsunamis in the Mediterranean, waves at comet 67P (August 2015) 31 August 2015 The August edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
What would a tsunami in the Mediterranean look like? Press release 27 August 2015 A team of European researchers have developed a model to simulate the impact of tsunamis generated by earthquakes and applied it to the Eastern Mediterranean. The results show how tsunami waves could hit and inundate coastal areas in southern Italy and Greece. The study is published today (27 August) in Ocean Science, an open access journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Read more
Most comprehensive projections for West Antarctica’s future revealed Press release 18 August 2015 A new international study is the first to use a high-resolution, large-scale computer model to estimate how much ice the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could lose over the next couple of centuries, and how much that could add to sea-level rise. The results paint a clearer picture of West Antarctica’s future than was previously possible. The study is published today (18 August) in The Cryosphere. Read more
Obituary: Arne Richter (1941–2015) 4 August 2015 Arne Richter, executive secretary of the European Geosciences Union from 2002 to 2009, passed away on 2 August 2015 after a battle with illness. Read more
News from the EGU: Young Scientists now Early Career Scientists, EGU 2016 call for sessions, co-sponsored meetings (July 2015) 30 July 2015 The July edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
EGU Vice-President Günter Blöschl awarded AGU’s Robert E. Horton Medal 24 July 2015 Günter Blöschl, Chair of Hydrology and Water Resources Management at the Vienna University of Technology and former EGU President (currently EGU Vice-President), has been awarded the Robert E. Horton Medal of the American Geophysical Union. This medal is given annually to one honoree in recognition for “outstanding contributions to hydrology.” Read more
Fungus shapes hair ice – Researchers identify fungus responsible for peculiar ice filaments that grow on dead wood Press release 22 July 2015 Hair ice grows on the rotten branches of certain trees when the weather conditions are just right, usually during humid winter nights when the air temperature drops slightly below 0°C. Now, a team of scientists in Germany and Switzerland have identified the missing ingredient that gives hair ice its peculiar shape: the fungus Exidiopsis effusa. The research is published today in Biogeosciences. Read more
EGU election for President/Vice-President and General Secretary: propose a candidate 22 July 2015 The autumn 2015 election, where 2015 EGU members will be able to vote for the next President/Vice-President and General Secretary, is taking place from 1 November to 1 December. From now until 15 September, you are kindly asked to propose a candidate to either vacancy. Read more
EGU 2016 call for sessions 15 July 2015 The call for session proposals for the EGU 2016 General Assembly is now open. Until 18 September you can suggest new sessions with conveners and description, or you can propose modifications to current ones. The next EGU General Assembly is taking place in Vienna, Austria from 17 to 22 April 2016. Read more