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https://www.egu.eu/newsletter/hs/03-2026-16/
Join us at HydroMeet, the official hydrological networking event organized by the Young Hydrologic Society (YHS) as well as the early career scientist representatives of the EGU HS Division and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS). Monday 4 May at 12:30 pm, Terrace G. INTERESTED IN THE LEONARDO CONFERENCE 2027? Interested in organising the EGU Leonardo Conference 2027? Please contact hs@egu.eu and share your idea! Past conferences here!
Home / Education / Planet Press / Articles / Glacier changes at the top of the world
27 May 2015 The Himalayas (South Asia) are home to the largest volume of ice outside the polar regions. The Dudh Kosi basin in Nepal Himalaya hosts some of the world’s highest mountain peaks, including Mt Everest, and a huge number of glaciers. There are over 400 km 2 of glacier area, which is about half the size of the German capital, Berlin.
Home / News / EGU news / Call for applications: EGU Public Engagement Grants 2021!
15 March 2021 The European Geosciences Union ( EGU ) is opening applications for the sixth edition of its annual Public Engagement Grants scheme, which aims to celebrate and recognise excellent science communication in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The grants, an initiative of the EGU Outreach Committee, are awarded to EGU members interested in developing an outreach project to raise awareness of the geosciences outside the scientific community.
Home / Awards & medals / Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal / 2010 / Felix Gradstein
He is currently Professor in the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo. Gradstein has also been very active in professional activities, serving as Chair of IGCP Project 181 and the ICS-IUGS Committee on Quantitative Stratigraphy (1985–1993), as well as being Chair of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) from 2000 to 2008.
Home / Education / Geolocations / Chalk Cliffs of Etretat
No Description From Imaggeo.egu.eu: http://imaggeo.egu.eu/view/1406/ From Geolog http://geolog.egu.eu/2013/04/29/imaggeo-on-mondays-the-chalk-cliffs-of-etretat: "Étretat is a coastal region in northern France, well known for its stunning geological landscape. Particularly the headland you see here. Headland erosion is perhaps one of the best known processes in coastal erosion, where a crack in the headland is opened and enlarged by hydraulic abrasion.
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Several EGU divisions are currently seeking a Division Policy Officer, a voluntary position that aims to promote evidence-informed policymaking and support members of the Division in engaging with policymaking processes. Find out more and get involved today! Read more Nominating someone for an EGU Medal or Award is easier than you think! 6 March 2026 EGU’s collection of medals and awards are available in all 22 of our scientific divisions, at various career stages.
Home / News / EGU news / A sincere apology to all vEGU21 participants
26 April 2021 Dear conveners, presenters, and participants of vEGU21, The start of the vPICO sessions on Monday morning did not go well. Many small problems with the BBB -based chats quickly escalated to major connection issues in the first time block, and we had to switch over to Zoom in a very short time span.
Home / News / EGU news / EGU Public Lecture, an event for the Viennese public
The inaugural EGU Public Lecture, organised in partnership with the Vienna Natural History Museum , will be delivered by Stefan Rahmstorf, Climate Scientist, Head of Department at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and Professor of Physics of the Oceans at the University of Potsdam.
Home / News / Webinars and online events / EGU Science for Policy Hangout
She is also a Young Scholar at the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, a Junior Fellow at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and a recently appointed member of the Global Young Academy. She holds a PhD in Human Geography from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany.
Home / Awards & medals / Outstanding Student Poster and PICO (OSPP) Awards / 2018 / D. Jimena Roncancio Benitez
Jimena is an environmental engineer, Master of Science in public health from University of São Paulo (Brazil) and third year PhD student of public health at the same university. Her current research is focus on risk assessment of direct health effects of climate variability on human populations, specifically in Colombia.
