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The LOUPE
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Issue 125, June 2025
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The year-round resource for EGU members
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Geoscience for the benefit of humanity and the planet
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Credit: Under the sea at Ferry Point by Josue G Millan (from imaggeo.egu.eu)
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Insight into our oceans How machine learning and citizen science are revealing new ocean data With June celebrating World Ocean's Day EGU took a deep dive this month into the changing situations in our world oceans, and how we can more accurately understand them. From Asmae Ourkiya's exploration of a recent paper published in EGU's open access Ocean Science journal on how a convolutional neural network model is helping to predict marine heatwaves in the Mediterranean, to the efforts of a global non-profit using private ocean vessels to map the seafloor, advances in understanding our oceans come from many surprising places. As Ivonne Gamboa notes in her blog about the SeaKeepers Society, "These data points, gathered by everyday vessels navigating familiar waters have allowed researchers to look at poorly described and/or ever-changing seafloor features in a new light." June is also celebrated as Pride Month around the world, recognising the importance of ensuring that LGBTQIA+ people are actively welcomed into science at all levels. If you are looking for some advice on how to support your LGBTQIA+ colleagues, don't miss Simon Clark's blog with advice on how to be a good ally in the face of increasing attacks on the queer community in STEM. If you have questions about LGBTQIA+ people on fieldwork, don't miss out on our blog by Pauline Gayrin and Asmae Ourkiya for EGU's Pride Group, with important advice for promoting inclusion when in the field. If you are still pondering any exciting science from EGU25, you'll be pleased to hear that all materials that were permitted to be shared Open Access are now available for on-demand viewing on the EGU25 website - no registration required. And although it may seem early to start thinking about this for many - the public call for sessions for EGU26 open on 1 July, so head over to the EGU26 website to find out more. |
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SCIENCE FOR POLICY
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Share science policy events on the EGU meetings calendar Do you have a science for policy event that you want to advertise with EGU's community of researchers and scientists? Head over to EGU meetings calendar, where we share science policy events alongside meetings, conferences, and workshops that may be of general interest to the geoscience community. If you are interested in sharing an upcoming science policy event or opportunity, you can add it to the calendar by adding the tag “Science policy event” on our meeting submission form. This is an unmoderated community resource available on EGU website. |
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Science for Policy advice with two Biodiversity Task Force members Although the EGU's Biodiversity Task Force has now formally concluded its official activities, two of it's members; Annegret Larsen and Adam Izdebski, recently shared some of their experiences and insights on being part of the science for policy process and supporting the development of EU legislation over on the EGU’s official blog, GeoLog. You can read Annegret’s interview here, and Adam’s interview here. |
Don't miss out of all our Science for Policy news - in the monthly EGU Science for Policy Newsletter. |
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JOURNAL WATCH
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"Our analysis highlights the existence of multiple equilibria and the crucial role of slow timescales in spatially extended systems. The presence of ghost attractors and unstable equilibria broadens the system's resilience, offering additional configurations for the system to cling to, akin to tree branches in a forest. This multiplicity of stable and transient states enhances the system's capacity to adapt to gradual environmental changes, aligning with the concept of resilience as defined by Holling (1973)." Vanderveken and Crucifix (2025) Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Free Peer Review Training for EGU members! Returning for a third outing, EGU's Publications Committee is pleased to offer free Peer Review Training for EGU Members. Whether you have never reviewed a paper before, or you are looking to enhance your skills, apply for this three step, certified training, with EGU Journal Editors, reviewers and staff by 31 July. |
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EGUwebinar: Ocean Conservation How can we create a sustainable relationship between people and the ocean? What does the future hold for our oceans? Revisit this webinar from 2021 with Rebecca Helm and take a deep dive into issues in ocean conservation. |
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UPCOMING DATES
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EGU Science for Policy Hangout Come virtually network with those working at the science-policy interface! Register for our next #Sci4Pol Hangout at 14:00 CEST on Monday 7 July. |
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Apply for a 2025 Tertiary Education Geoscience Teaching Materials award! EGU's Education Committee are inviting applications for grants to deliver geoscience teaching materials at university level. There will be a total of 10 awards funded in 2025. These higher education teaching grants, of up to 750 EUR each, can be on any geoscience topic, including laboratory or fieldwork. Apply by 10 July. |
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EGUwebinar: Climate of the Past 20th Anniversary: High-Resolution Palaeoclimate Data High-Resolution Palaeoclimate Data provide detailed insights into past climate variability and extreme weather events on decadal to millennial scales. As part of a special series celebrating 20 years of EGU journal 'Climate of the Past', join this EGUwebinar at 16:00CEST, 23 July to hear leaders in the field address these ideas. Register here today. |
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EGUcampfires! Are you looking for a way to have an informal gathering of your peers, to talk about a topic of your choice, either broadly within your Division, or specifically on a subject within your Division? Why not set up an EGUcampfire! Contact Simon Clark, EGU Projects Manager for more information. |
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EGU BLOGS
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Geolog, the Union’s official blog
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Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences Division blog
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Geolog, the Union’s official blog
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Ocean Sciences Division blog
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Geolog, the Union’s official blog
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Geodynamics Division blog
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Geomorphology, Hydrology and Natural Hazards Division blogs
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