General Assembly 2012 Media Advisory 2 – Meeting programme online, preliminary press conference topics Press release 14 March 2012 The programme for the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), a meeting with over 10,000 scientists that covers all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences, is now online. Press conferences will include presentations on Habitable Worlds in the Solar System and Climate Change (featuring Michael E. Mann), among other topics. The event will be held on 22–27 April 2012 at the Austria Center Vienna. Read more
Fukushima at increased earthquake risk Press release 14 February 2012 Seismic risk at the Fukushima nuclear plant increased after the magnitude 9 earthquake that hit Japan last March, scientists report. Read more
Alexandra Witze and Jane Qiu awarded EGU Science Journalism Fellowship Press release 1 February 2012 The European Geosciences Union (EGU) has named journalists Alexandra Witze and Jane Qiu as the winners of its first Geosciences Communications Fellowship for proposals on volcanology and climate change reporting, respectively. Each will receive €2,500 to cover expenses related to their projects. Read more
General Assembly 2012 Media Advisory 1 – Media registration now open Press release 26 January 2012 Journalists, science writers, and public information officers can now register online to the 2012 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). The meeting brings together over 10,000 scientists from all over the world and covers all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. Read more