• Press release
• 21 November 2017

From Trump to Heinz, some of America’s most famous family names and brands trace their origins back to Germans who emigrated to the country in the 19^th century. Researchers from the University of Freiburg have now found that climate was a major factor in driving migration from Southwest Germany to North America during the 19^th century. The results are published today in Climate of the Past, a journal of the European Geosciences Union.

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• 15 November 2017

The online home of the European Geosciences Union, egu.eu, will soon have a new and improved look. To be the first to see and test it, log in to your EGU member account and use the toggle button at the top of the page to try the beta version of the new website.

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• 15 November 2017

The EGU is launching the third edition of its grant scheme to celebrate and recognise excellent science communication in the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The two applicants who are judged to have the most innovative and effective initiative, will be awarded a grant of €1000 each to help further develop the idea and put it into practice, as well as a free General Assembly registration. The deadline for applications is 15 February.

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• 13 November 2017

On 12 November evening, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the Iraq-Iran border region. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the quake started at 18:18 UTC (21:18 local time), with epicentre at (34.79 N, 45.85 E) and a depth of 24 km. News sources are reporting that the death toll is over 450.

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• 10 November 2017

Following a call for proposals this summer, the EGU Topical Events Committee has selected 13 training schools to receive sponsorship from the EGU in 2018. These EGU co-sponsored schools, on topics covering several areas of the geosciences, will receive a combined total of 69,000 EUR in financial support from the Union.

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• 6 November 2017

For the second year in a row, the EGU is offering a mentoring programme for novice conference attendees, students, and early career scientists at its annual General Assembly. The programme aims to facilitate new connections that may lead to long-term professional relationships within the Earth, planetary and space science communities. We especially encourage potential mentors to sign up and share their expertise with first-timers at the General Assembly.

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• 2 November 2017

From now until 30 November 2017, EGU members can vote in the Autumn 2017 EGU Election. If you are a member of the Union, you should have already received an email with a personalised voting link. Remember that active participation in EGU elections ensures continuation of the well-established bottom-up structure of our Union!

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• 1 November 2017

The November 2017 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available.

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• 27 October 2017

The October 2017 edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available.

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• Press release
• 25 October 2017

In the past decades, large areas of forest in Sumatra, Indonesia have been replaced by cash crops like oil palm and rubber plantations. New research, published in the European Geosciences Union journal Biogeosciences, shows that these changes in land use increase temperatures in the region. The added warming could affect plants and animals and make parts of the country more vulnerable to wildfires.

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