News and "In media" articles where researchers from the Section for Geography and hydrology have contributed. The list is not exhaustive and postings are mostly Norwegian.
The Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo (UiO) hosted the annual meeting for the research project "Climate change and ecosystems management in Malawi and Tanzania", a NORHED II project. The participants from universities of Oslo, Malawi, Mzuzu, and Dar es Salaam respectively had five rich and productive days in a summery Oslo.
New technology and drones from the DroneLab@UiO are used in a research project CircAgric-GHG for measurement of ruminant methane emissions at the ILRIs Kapiti farm in Kenya. Doctoral Research Fellow, Alouette van Hove was interviewed by ILRI in May.
Professor of hydrology, Lena Merete Tallaksen, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo, has been awarded the International Hydrology Prize – the Doodge Medal by the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. She is the first in Norway to receive this award.
Eit varmare klima kan gjera at det vert farlegare å gå i fjellet. Når evig is, snø og permafrost tinar i bratte og ustabile fjellparti kan det utløysast steinskred, og hengebrear kan gi isskred. Professor Bernd Etzelmüller, Institutt for geofag er intervjua saman med fleire andre i prosjektet 'Klimarisiko i Jotunheimen' av NRK.
On the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas in Siberia, scientists have long wondered about the mystery of 8 craters. The enormous craters have been seen in Siberia over the past 15 years. Scientists from University of Oslo: H. Hellevang, M. Ippach, S. Westermann and M. Nooraiepour may now have solved their origin. A new research study has got a lot of attention in media from around the world.
Klimaendringer øker fare for ekstremvær, og noe vi kan forvente mer av er ekstrem tørke. Nå foreligger 2. utgave av fagboken om hydrologisk tørke. UiO-professor, Lena M. Tallaksen er en av redaktørene.
The world has reached a pivotal moment as threats from Earth system tipping points – and progress towards positive tipping points – accelerate, a new report shows.
På listen over verdens mest siterte forskere i 2023 står GEO-professorene Andreas Max Kääb og Trond Helge Torsvik. Kun 23 forskere fra Norge er på den eksklusive listen.
