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www.egu.euIn our newsletter this month; what is the history of the OPEC nations and how does our petroleum-centric past prepare us for a sustainable future, what can you do to celebrate Earth Science Week, how to manage vulnerabilities during fieldwork, work-students; apply for a vacancy in community development, and more!
The European Union’s proposed 'European climate resilience and risk management initiative' aims to set out a comprehensive framework and plan for action to support EU countries, notably on preparedness and planning in the face of an increasingly complex landscape of climate-induced risk. In order to support this process, EGU's Climate Hazards and Risk Task Force has answered the call for evidence with seven key recommendations.
How much do you know about Sue the T-Rex?! Also revisit the Assam-Tibet earthquake of 1950, learn about how deaf communities are navigating climate change, nominate a candidate for EGU President and other Council roles, submit your EGU26 session proposals, and more in this month's newsletter!
Are you a researcher in Earth, Planetary or Space sciences wanting to share your work with wider non-academic audiences? This autumn the EGU Outreach Committee is sponsoring three workshop series’ to help you to develop the specific skills for interacting directly with a range of public audiences. Places are limited, so register for your preferred course today!
Mark the 60th anniversary of the innovative tunnel under Mont Blanc, discover your career options inside and out of academia, nominate a candidate for EGU President and other Council roles, submit your EGU26 session proposals and more!
The rights of Nature: A new paradigm Does Nature have inalienable rights just as humans do? This is what the rights of Nature paradigm stands for, marking a radical departure from the assumption that Nature is property under the law. The idea of rights for Nature stems from legal philosophy and political science. Partially, it is a product of the concept deep ecology, developed by the Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss. Deep ecology is based on an ecocentric worldview, which argues …
In this blog post Dr Levan Tielidze from Monash University and Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future shares insights from a new glacier assessment of Heard Island. Although rarely visited and largely unknown, Heard Island plays an outsized role in understanding how the Southern Ocean cryosphere is responding to global warming. The island is one of the few sub-Antarctic locations with active glaciers and volcanism in close proximity, making it a natural observatory for studying climate–ice interactions under isolated conditions. Figure credit: …
Between October 5 – 10, 2025, the XIIth Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) took place in Roorkee, India. Overall, more than 600 hydrologists assembled on the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to share their latest progress, discuss with their colleagues, nurture connections, and celebrate hydrology as a discipline. Here’s a look back! The Scientific Assembly of the IAHS at IIT Roorkee With over 12 000 members from 150 countries, IAHS is the …