[THE LOUPE] YOUR EGU GEOSCIENCE RESOURCE - AUGUST 2025 ====================================================== Fossils of our past Historical geological events and how they affect our future This 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, (https://egu.eu/2M97JS/) 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 (https://egu.eu/2A2TN6/), 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 (https://egu.eu/6754WW/), 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 (https://egu.eu/6754WW/). Now is also the time for you to nominate the next Union President, General Secretary, Division Presidents and Union Early Career Scientist Representative (https://www.egu.eu/elections/), by the 3 September \- did you know you can even nominate yourself? And don't miss out on proposing a session for EGU26 (https://egu26.eu)! Head over to the EGU26 website (https://egu26.eu) to read the Convener Guidelines and submit your session by 13:00 CEST 16 September 2025. DEADLINES --------- 3 SEPTEMBER Nominate the next candidates for EGU President & other Council roles (https://www.egu.eu/elections/) 16 SEPTEMBER Propose an EGU26 session, short course or Union-wide session (https://egu26.eu/) SCIENCE FOR POLICY ------------------ The Academic Practice of Resistance: Our Latest Blog Post In June, an international team of researchers published "The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding (https://egu.eu/7CRP44/)". It elaborates on the strategies of authoritarian regimes' attacks on science, and sets out a framework for action for scholars based on personal risk level. This month, our Science for Policy Officer, Zsanett Gréta Papp summarised the Anti-Autocracy Handbook (https://egu.eu/37MWIU/) and shared her insights about it for the geoscience community. The post is an important reminder of the need to protect the critical interface between science and policy in tough times. Read the Handbook here (https://egu.eu/7CRP44/), and the blog post here (https://egu.eu/37MWIU/). Science for Policy Newsletter In our monthly Science for Policy Newsletter, (https://egu.eu/9E9VIE/) we share policy-related opportunities and resources for science community. This month’s newsletter (https://egu.eu/9IHVCL/) announces an open call for application as the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change is seeking fifteen independent scientific experts. It also features interesting events in the science-policy interface: the Think2030 Dialogue in Denmark and the EuSPRI Mission-Oriented Science-Policy Dialogues Training for Early-Career Professionals. JOURNAL WATCH ------------- "By isolating the matrix-sited cosmogenic 3He at low temperature, we were able to date four different lava flows on Volcano Mountain, the youngest eruptive center in the Fort Selkirk volcanic province in Yukon, Canada." Mueller et al (2025) Geochronology GEOROUNDUP August EGU journal highlights (https://egu.eu/50TGEX/) ANNOUNCEMENTS ------------- Apply to join one of the EGU Outreach Committee's FREE science communication workshops EGU's Outreach Committee is again funding three science communication workshop series' (https://egu.eu/103KSN/)on a range of topics to help you grow your skills in outreach and science communication. Places are limited, so choose the one you prefer, and register today (https://egu.eu/103KSN/)! RESOURCE OF THE MONTH --------------------- EGUwebinar: How to answer an EU consultation Want to support evidence-informed policy by providing feedback on European Commission public consultations? Join Kelsey Beltz in this EGUwebinar (https://egu.eu/4BWHJX/) hosted by Simon Clark on our YouTube channel to learn more! UPCOMING DATES -------------- EGU Science for Policy Hangout Come virtually network with those working at the science-policy interface! Register (https://egu.eu/6WRT6M/) for our next #Sci4Pol Hangout at 14:00 CEST on Monday 1 September. EGUwebinar: Climate of the Past 20th Anniversary: Greenhouse gases and climate sensitivity Past natural variations in climate and atmospheric greenhouse gases can be used to estimate Earth’s climate sensitivity, the most important parameter in projecting future anthropogenic warming. As part of a special series celebrating 20 years of EGU journal 'Climate of the Past', join this EGUwebinar at 17:00CEST, 10 Sept to hear leaders in the field address these ideas. Register here (https://egu.eu/1GALKB/) today. Propose an EGU26 session! If you have an idea for a session that you would like to convene for EGU25 why not submit a session proposal?! Session submission (https://egu.eu/0MRKY9/) is open until 13:00 CEST 16 September 2025. EGU BLOGS --------- The academic practice of resistance: Learning solutions in the age of autocracy (https://egu.eu/37MWIU/) Geolog, the Union’s official blog One Ring to Rule Them All: The Geology of Middle-earth (https://egu.eu/8DH1UY/) Geodynamics Division blog A leap of faith: Should we trust AI with a million-year problem? (https://egu.eu/3VEHLX/) Geolog, the Union’s official blog Applying for a PhD in Geoscience: To do or not to do (https://egu.eu/8QATMN/) Geodynamics Division blog GMPV ECS Campfires – Meet the GMPV GA25 awardees! 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