The December issue of the quarterly newsletter of the European Geosciences Union is now published online. Following on from the release of the first part of the Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in September, we are dedicating this issue of GeoQ to climate. We feature a piece, previously published on the EGU blog, GeoLog, summarising the results of the Working Group I report, but the focus of this newsletter goes beyond the IPCC. The articles section includes features on research on the mechanisms that govern the Earth’s ice ages, on soil organic carbon and climate change and on Atlantic meridional overturning circulation during the Holocene. It also features an article on the history of climate change discovery. Other highlights include a piece from the European Commission Directorate-General for Climate Action and news about a new collaboration between the EGU, UNESCO and ESA to bring Geosciences Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshops to Africa.

You can download the full newsletter as a single (interactive) PDF, or follow the Table of Contents links below for the PDFs of each individual section.

Table of Contents

• Editorial
• Articles
  • Unpredictable ice ages? – 5
  • Misunderstood? Soil organic carbon and climate change – 6
  • Atlantic meridional overturning circulation during the Holocene – 8
  • The slow discovery of human-induced climate change – 9
• EGU Voice
  
  • Division reports – 11
• EGU News
  
  • EGU announces 2014 awards and medals – 13
  • Article-level metrics now available in EGU journals – 14
  • EGU 2014 call for abstracts is open! – 14
  • New Educational Fellow at the EGU Office – 15
  • Key findings from the new IPCC report – 15
• Press Releases
  
  • The oldest ice core: finding a 1.5 million-year record of Earth’s climate – 17
  • Terrestrial ecosystems at risk of major shifts as temperatures increase – 18
  • Tiny plankton could have big impact on climate – 19
  • How pigeons may smell their way home – 20
  • Using digital SLRs to measure the height of Northern Lights – 21
• Journal Watch
  
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP) – 22
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (AMT) – 23
  • Biogeosciences (BG) – 23
  • Climate of the Past (CP) – 24
  • Earth System Dynamics (ESD) – 25
  • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS) – 25
  • The Cryosphere (TC) – 25
• External News
  
  • Building a world you like, with a climate you like – 26
  • Climatica: a new initiative for climate science outreach – 27
• Education
  
  • Sending GIFT to Africa – 29
  • Taking part in GIFT – 30
• Young Scientists
  
  • Representing young scientists at EGU 2014 – 32
  • Snacking on climate – 32
• Books
  
  • Book review – Climate Dynamics – 34
  • Book review – The Earth as a Cradle for Life: The Origin, Evolution and Future of the Environment – 35
  • Book review – Sustainable Water Ecosystems Management in Europe: Bridging the Knowledge of Citizens, Scientists and Policy Makers – 36
  • Book review – Geothermal Power Plants: Principles, Applications, Case Studies and Environmental Impact – 37
• Events
  
  • Conferences, meetings and workshops – 38