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Kristen Cook

@kristencook.bsky.social
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Geomorphologist with IRD, ISTerre, Université Grenoble Alpes. EGU Geomorphology Division president. Interested in extreme floods, landslides, and how mountain rivers work, mostly in the Himalaya.

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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 01/09/2026
Are you based in the #EU and into #policy? Spend a week at the EU Parliament in Brussels- apply now for the EGU's Policy Pairing Scheme 2026! Work alongside a Member of the European Parliament for up to a week. 📝 Apply here: egu.eu/01DOHF 📆 Tuesday 1 September 2026 👉Learn more here: egu.eu/19K4N1
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
There are reports of more flooding on the Trishuli. The seismic data suggests it started around 8:45 UTC, 2:30 am Nepali time, that the flood is much smaller than the one on Wednesday, and that the flood peak has passed. We need more information to confirm if it's related to the newly formed lakes.
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A very nice peek into what we've been up to over the few days!
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Michael Le Page @mjflepage.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Initial analyses of satellite images and seismic data by @watershedlab.bsky.social & @kristencook.bsky.social suggest that the collapse of a high glacier caused the flash flood disaster in Nepal www.newscientist.com/article/2586...
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A glacier collapse is most likely cause of the Nepal disaster | New Scientist
Melting snow appears to have weakened a steep glacier at an altitude of 5 kilometres, causing it to plummet around a kilometre into the river valley below
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Totally forgot about the eclipse when planning my holiday, and this is the result. Stupid mountains. At least I don't have to worry about looking into the sun!
Mountain with a blue sky and a few clouds, which are lit up by the sun hidden behind the mountain
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 08/08/2026
The call for #session #proposals for the #EGU27 General Assembly is now open 🙌! Session proposals are welcome for both virtual and on-site participation at the EGU General Assembly, taking place from 4–9 April 2027 in Vienna, Austria. 📆: 23 September 2026. 👉 Submit here: www.egu27.eu
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 30/07/2026
Are you a scientist with a passion for art❓ The EGU Art-Science Working Group is looking for new members to support its diverse programme of events, opportunities, and resource creation! 🔎Learn more here: egu.eu/9H6D0E 🗓️ Apply by 10 August 2026. 📸Nicolas Stoll on imaggeo.egu.eu
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 29/07/2026
The call for #session #proposals for the #EGU27 General Assembly is now open 🙌! Session proposals are welcome for both virtual and on-site participation at the EGU General Assembly, taking place from 4–9 April 2027 in Vienna, Austria. 📆: 23 September 2026. 👉 Submit here: www.egu27.eu
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 21/07/2026
The EGU #EDI Committee is looking for new members to help implement and promote EDI initiatives within the European Geosciences Union! 👉 Interested? 🗓️Apply by 10 August 2026. 🔎Learn more here: egu.eu/29PU5F 📸: Fulvia Baratelli on imaggeo.egu.eu
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 24/06/2026
👀 Are you looking to gain experience in the peer review of scientific manuscripts? 🙌 Good news! #EGU is once again offering its members FREE #PeerReview training 📆 Application deadline: 28 July 2026. 👉 Learn more here: egu.eu/9YP0K8 📸 Eleonora Dallan on imaggeo.egu.eu
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 21/06/2026
Do you have an online #workshop proposal to support career development for #ECS in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences? We would love to hear from you to help us provide the best possible training for #ECS! 📆 22 June 2026 📝Read more: egu.eu/5NQR6Y 📸Abhishek Ajit Sabnis on imaggeo.egu.eu
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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🚨Funding for 2yr postdoc w/ me & @geocron.bsky.social on landslide-tsunami-jökulhlaup project, but (this is the ridiculous part) I need to select someone NOW or I lose the $. If you're NOT in Canada (can be any nationality) and interested, send me your CV and transcripts by midnight MT, June 12. 🧪⚒️
icebergs in a glacial lake
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 05/06/2026
Now it's time to nominate your friends and colleagues for an #award or #medal, with about 50 medals and awards to choose from. 📆 Submit by 15 June 2026! 👀 Learn more about the nomination requirements here: egu.eu/825VD3 📸: Camilo Arias Ruiz on imaggeo.egu.eu
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A great write-up about the really important challenges that high mountains are facing due to cascading hazards and climate change.
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
GM virtual posters starting now at PICO spot 3!
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
#EGU26 is underway! On the GM program today we have oral sessions in glacial/cryo geomorph, hydrogeomorphic processes, mountain hazards, planetary geomorph, and loads of posters!
A crowd of geoscientists walking towards a convention center with EGU signage everywhere
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Here we go, bright and early #train2EGU! Armed today with a 'take whatever train you want' document from the ÖBB (due to a timetable change), I'm looking at a nice and flexible day of travel! Next step is to see if I can make a 5 minute connection in Geneva...
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
#EGU26 is almost here! For everyone interested in Geomorphology, here is a handy 1-page overview of all the GM-led sessions next week!
Schedule of geomorphology-related EGU26 sessions.
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 27/04/2026
⏳The countdown in 🔛! 6 days until #EGU26! Endless sessions and activities to explore at #EGU26. Open the #EGU26 app, browse the programme and start planning your week. 📸Kate Dobson and Michaela Danacova on imaggeo.egu.eu
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 27/04/2026
At #EGU26, you will have a range of food options both inside and around the Austria Center Vienna. You can now pre-order your lunch at the beer garden in the forecourt of the ACV. ✅Online by 10:00 am on the respective day 👉 Pre-order here: egu.eu/8W0G9B 📸 Maria Krommyda and Maria Warter on #imaggeo
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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · 27/04/2026
FIVE games confirmed for @egu.eu Geoscience Games Night! Join us to play or add your own to the list: Hotspot Earth by Terragami and Sappalot Studio LEGO™ Micro Play by GameBAG Good Morning by GameBAG Adventures in Model Land by GameBAG Climate Tick-Tock Ocean by Bioviva – François Dulac
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 27/04/2026
Curious about the Outreach and Education activities and sessions during #EGU26? Check out the #WhatsOnEGU26 blog post for highlights of all sessions and events from the Outreach and Education Committee at #EGU26 👉 Find out more here: egu.eu/9EAZVZ
Image description: Two clay figures, one red and one blue. Text reads: "New Blog Post: What's on at EGU26, highlights from the Outreach and Education Committees." A button below reads, "Discover Now!''
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 26/04/2026
⏳#EGU26, the biggest geoscience event of the year - only one week to go!➡️ Have you started building your personal programme on the #EGU26 app? 📷 Sihua Yuan on imaggeo.egu.eu
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 21/04/2026
Pop-up networking returns for the #EGU26 General Assembly🙌 ! You can add all your own #events to the conference #programme using the pop-up scheduling tool. 👉 Interested in learning how to do it? Then read this #GeoLog: egu.eu/39M4KA
Image description: A notepad with the EGU26 General Assembly logo at the top. Text reads: "Organise your own events at EGU26 with the Pop-Up Networking Scheduler! Discover how! Step by step." Below is a bonus tip: "A shared inspo ideas for the Pop-Up events!" In the background, people are seated at outdoor tables.
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The Steepest Descent Meeting @steepestdescent.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
D-12, the #SteepestDescent Meeting 2026 is around the corner🌍! To make sure everything goes smoothly, we'd like to ask you if you any questions around the meeting📢? Comment below 🤓 See you next week! #EGU26 #Geomorphology #Geosciences
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 18/04/2026
What if we told you that this year, we have something special for train travellers 👀? #EGU is pleased to offer up to 25% discounts for #EGU26 participants, encouraging the use of sustainable transportation options to, from, and within #Vienna. 👉: egu.eu/4QW6A6 📸:Siobhan McDonald on #imaggeo
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 14/04/2026
For many researchers, #networking can feel uncomfortable, awkward or simply unclear. This #workshop will make it easier for you to network at #EG26! 📆Save the date: Wednesday 15 April, online at 10:00 CEST 📝 Register here: egu.eu/17NBK4 👉 More details: egu.eu/81LOON 📸 Daniel Hölbling on #imaggeo
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 08/04/2026
Now it's time to nominate your friends and colleagues for an #award or #medal, with about 50 medals and awards to choose from. 📆 Submit by 15 June 2026! 👀 Learn more about the nomination requirements here: egu.eu/825VD3 📸: Camilo Arias Ruiz on imaggeo.egu.eu
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 05/04/2026
#EGU Photo Competition 2026: only ONE WEEK left to submit!🫣 If you are registered for #EGU26, you can submit images related to #geology or #geoscience and receive a 🎫 free registration to the EGU 2027! 👉 Submit by 8 April 2026. : egu.eu/1CJPHE
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 20/03/2026
Interested in running a training school or conference series? Apply now and receive #EGU funding! 💰 Funding opportunities: ✔️Training schools: up to €6000! ✔️EGU Conference series: up to €8000! 📅 Apply by 15 May 2026: egu.eu/7MIIAO 📸: Kalyani Nayak on imaggeo.egu.eu
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Please nominate! That geoscientist that you think is so awesome has no chance to win an award/medal if they're not nominated! In Geomorphology we have the Outstanding Early Career Scientist award (www.egu.eu/awards-medal...) and the Bagnold Medal (www.egu.eu/awards-medal...).
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Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal
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.
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 13/02/2026
Are you attending the #EGU26 but facing financial barriers or special needs? No worries! The EGU #EDI Participation Support Scheme is here to help! 📆 Apply by 20 February 2026 to receive financial support! 👉 Learn more about the application requirements here: egu.eu/50E3NI
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
My last night in New Zealand 😢
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Love it when your ArcGIS license dies while you have an urgent deadline. Doesn't recognize my checked-out offline license, and I can't sign in because the "account has been configured to use in offline mode on some other device." Which is this device! Where I've been using it for the past 2 weeks 🤯🤬
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
21 hours left for EGU26 abstracts!
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Two more days left! Don't miss your chance to join us in Vienna or online this May!
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Just a few days left for EGU26 abstract submissions! (deadline Thursday at 13:00 CET) With 40 geomorphology sessions available, there is something for everyone! So head over to www.egu26.eu/pg/GM and get started!
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Browse by session
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 12/01/2026
Are you attending #EGU26 in Vienna, and coming from a non-EU country? Applying for a #visa might be a concern. No need to worry! In this #GeoLog, EGU's Asmae Ourkiya will walk you through the whole process and give you some tips for a successful application. 🧵Learn more: egu.eu/96PEKO
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 08/01/2026
📢 ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT 🫣to submit your abstract for #EGU26! 👇 Your next steps? ✔️Your Copernicus.org login details ✔️ An EGU membership (www.egu.eu/0ZFO4P/) ✔️ Your abstract🥳! Submit NOW: www.egu26.eu 📅 Deadline: 15 January 2026, 13.00CET 🎥: Lukas Hörtnagl on #imaggeo
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The Steepest Descent Meeting @steepestdescent.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
🚨 #SteepestDescent2026 is open for registration 🚨 Join us on the 3rd of May, the Sunday before #EGU26 to listen to 2 exciting talks🏔️! Speaker announcement will be soon... So stay tuned for more informations in the next few days! Registration here: www.steepestdescentmeeting.org/home #Geomorphology
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 01/01/2026
🎉 Happy New Year from #EGU to our #geoscience community! Wishing you a fantastic start to the year, full of success, achievements and wonderful opportunities🤩 📸: Gaël Cessateur on imaggeo.egu.eu
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
If you have to spend your birthday on a transatlantic flight, this is the way to do it! 🍷🥂 Thanks for the upgrade, Air Canada! 😁
Glass of wine and small bowl of nuts on the tray table in a business class airplane seat
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 15/12/2025
⏳ Abstract submission countdown is already on! -30 DAYS to go! 👇 Your next steps? ✔️Your Copernicus.org login details ✔️ An EGU membership (www.egu.eu/0ZFO4P) ✔️ Your abstract🥳! Submit here: www.egu26.eu or email egu26@copernicus.org for help. 📅 Deadline: 15 January 2026, 13.00CET
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 13/12/2025
Are you a #teacher looking for training opportunities in #geosciences or seeking #financial assistance for events that promote geoscience #education? Apply now for the 2026 Field School for Teachers and Geoscience Education Event! 📆 31 December 2025: egu.eu/96EKUA 📸 Ole Zeising on #imaggeo
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BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🎨 BSG ART COMPETITION 2025 🖼️ Submit your fieldwork & holiday snaps, pretty sketches, drawings of geomorphic features! Make sure you tag #BSGAC25. Winners will win…🥇 £100 🥈 🥉 £50 deadline 9th Jan 2026!
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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Come and join us in Vienna next year at the #FluvialSystems session. We welcome all things fluvial from the reach scale to bedform scale, empirical to experimental and beyond. For more info on the session & submission portal ⬇️⬇️ www.egu26.eu/session/56195 @egu.eu @egu-gm.bsky.social
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EGU Geomorphology @egu-gm.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
The GM blog is continuing our "islands" mini-series with an interview with Prof. Richard Ott @georichard.bsky.social on his work on Crete and carbonate landscapes! 🏝️🌟⛰️🐚Check it out: blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gm...
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Highlighting: Crete!
This blog post is part of our series: “Highlights” for which we’re accepting contributions! Please contact Emma Lodes (GM blog editor, elodes@asu.edu), if you’d like to contribute on this topic or oth...
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
EGU Awards and Medals are out! Huge congratulations to our GM Ralph Alger Bagnold winner Maarten G. Kleinhans! And to our GM Outstanding Early Career Scientist Dongfeng Li! www.egu.eu/news/1551/eg...
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EGU announces the 2026 awards and medals!
<p>The European Geosciences Union is honouring 52 people at all stages of their careers who have made substantial contributions to the Earth, planetary, and space sciences.</p>
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Uğur Öztürk @uguroeztuerk.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
We will keep underestimating the scale and complexity of cascading #geohazards in high mountains without a fundamental shift in perspective, policies, and their implementation.☝️Developing scenarios to facilitate impact based forecasting schemes is a way forward doi.org/10.1038/s41561 @univie.ac.at
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Kristen Cook @kristencook.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Most fieldwork posts show smiling people, beautiful landscapes, and/or interesting things. For a view of the other side, I give you fieldwork in Nepal with endless rain (thanks cyclone Montha), mud everywhere, and leeches. One of my more difficult trips in recent years...
Blue tarp draped over mast and solar panel on a steep terraced hillside. Our solution for electronic work in the rain.Four people pushing a jeep up a very muddy road. This attempt was unsuccessful. It took quite some more time and some road engineering to get unstuck. Five people in plastic rain gear in an unfinished building. Outside is all white mist.  Feet with bloody socks. The result of working in leech country. I ended up with at least ten bites this day, despite anti-leech vigilance (pulled off probably 50+ from my boots) and slathering anti-leech "medicine" (pesticide for vegetable fields) all over my boots and ankles.
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