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Introduction Human-caused climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events around the world, and Europe is no exception. These events typically last from a few days to several week...

Dear climate community,   The EGU General Assembly 2026 (3–8 May) is almost here. With more than 21,000 presentations (orals, posters, and PICOs) on the schedule, it is time to plan your week. Before ...

Vienna – the city of music! Of Mozart and Mahler, Beethoven and Brahms – and of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest! In this spirit, we invite you to a music-filled evening to wrap up EGU26 and let your ...

Around 8,200 years ago, the climate of the Northern Hemisphere experienced an abrupt disturbance. In Greenland ice cores, the signal is unmistakable: a rapid drop in temperatures, followed by a gradua...

Vienna – the city of music! Of Mozart and Mahler, Beethoven and Brahms – and of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest! In this spirit, we invite you to a music-filled evening to wrap up EGU26 and let your ...

EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide.

The Asian summer monsoon is one of the most powerful climate phenomena on Earth. Each year, it brings life-giving rainfall to billions of people across South and East Asia. Its arrival determines harv...

Abstract. The Southern Ocean plays a crucial role in the global carbon cycle, ocean heat transport, and Antarctic ice dynamics. Investigating past variability in the Southern Ocean, including temperat...