Fossils of our pastHistorical geological events and how they affect our futureThis month we took a look back through history at some significant historical events in geoscience and how they continue to affect us today. It was the 35th anniversary of the discovery of Sue the T-Rex, as Asmae Ourkiya shared in the EGU blogs, which revolutionised much of what we thought we knew about the tyrant dinosaurs. CP Rajendran also looks back at the 1950 Assam-Tibet earthquake, a devastating event that caused widespread destruction and loss of life. 75 years later, CP Rajendran examines the lessons learned from that earthquake and what it means for current residents of the Himayalan region. EGU's Simon Clark also spoke with Lorne Farovitch, a deaf transdisciplinary biomedical researcher and multilingual signer about the impact of climate change on deaf communities, and the challenges they face during crisis events. "During climate change-related disasters, deaf communities are often left behind in audio-centric emergency systems. Many alerts, instructions, and resources are only shared in spoken or audio formats, with little to no visual or sign language access. This delay or lack of information can have life-threatening consequences in crisis situations." comments Dr Farovitch. Read the full interview here. Now is also the time for you to nominate the next Union President, General Secretary, Division Presidents and Union Early Career Scientist Representative, by the 3 September - did you know you can even nominate yourself? And don't miss out on proposing a session for EGU26! Head over to the EGU26 website to read the Convener Guidelines and submit your session by 13:00 CEST 16 September 2025. |
