Earth Surface Dynamics indexed in Web of Science 18 June 2015 The EGU open access journal Earth Surface Dynamics (ESurf) has been accepted by Thomson Reuters to be indexed and abstracted in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the Journal Citation Reports, and Current Contents/Physical Chemical and Earth Sciences. Read more
EGU co-sponsored meetings: support request 12 June 2015 Do you need support from the EGU to organise a meeting in the Earth, planetary or space sciences? Up until 31 July 2015, we welcome proposals for topical meetings, training schools and workshops, as well as applications for EGU sponsorship of external meetings, for the year 2016. Read more
Floods as war weapons – Humans caused a third of floods in past 500 years in SW Netherlands Press release 9 June 2015 A new study shows that, from 1500 until 2000, about a third of floods in southwestern Netherlands were deliberately caused by humans during wartimes. Some of these inundations resulted in significant changes to the landscape, being as damaging as floods caused by heavy rainfall or storm surges. The work, by Dutch researcher Adriaan de Kraker, is published today in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Read more
EGU Information Briefing: Continued risks of natural disasters in Nepal 9 June 2015 The EGU, through its Seismology and Natural Hazards Divisions, has issued an information briefing about the recent Nepal earthquakes. The text, written for the broad geoscience community, summarises the earthquake processes, highlights new research directions for hazards in the region, and provides resources for post-earthquake hazard mapping and risk reduction. Read more
Obituary: Rolf Meissner (1925–2014) 8 June 2015 Rolf Meissner, president of the European Geophysical Society (a predecessor of the EGU) from 1985 to 1987, passed away on 4 June 2014, shortly before his 89th birthday. Read more
Geoscience Ahead: joint agreement between EGU, AGU, AOGS and JpGU 3 June 2015 The American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), the European Geosciences Union (EGU), and the Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) meet in May to exchange views and to discuss future directions and collaborations. They have agree to continue meeting annually to continue the discussion and to implement action plans to better serve the global geoscience community. Read more
News from the EGU: EGU 2015 highlights and feedback (May 2015) 28 May 2015 The May edition of the EGU email newsletter, the monthly information service for Union members, is now available. Read more
Glacier changes at the top of the world – Over 70% of glacier volume in Everest region could be lost by 2100 Press release 27 May 2015 A team of researchers in Nepal, France and the Netherlands have found Everest glaciers could be very sensitive to future warming, and that sustained ice loss through the 21st century is likely. The research is now published in The Cryosphere. Read more
Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems indexed in Web of Science 19 May 2015 The EGU open access journal Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI) has just been accepted for inclusion in the Web of Science, an important indexing site widely used by the scientific community for article search and discovery. Read more
New study shows Antarctic ice shelf is thinning from above and below Press release 13 May 2015 A decade-long scientific debate about what’s causing the thinning of one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves has now been settled. The Larsen C Ice Shelf – whose neighbours Larsen A and B collapsed in 1995 and 2002 – is thinning from both its surface and beneath. The research, by scientists from the UK and the US, is published today (Wednesday 13 May) in The Cryosphere. Read more
