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Editorial
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12 Nov 2024
Editorial |
| 12 Nov 2024
| 12 Nov 2024
Editorial: The shadowlands of (geo)science communication in academia – definitions, problems, and possible solutions
Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Louise Arnal
Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan, Canmore, Alberta, Canada
now at: Ouranos, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Lucy Beattie
School of Education and Social Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Scotland
John Hillier
Department of Geography and Environment, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
Sam Illingworth
Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland
Tiziana Lanza
Communication and Outreach Unit, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy
Solmaz Mohadjer
Global Awareness Education, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Karoliina Pulkkinen
Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Heidi Roop
University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership, St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Iain Stewart
Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan
Kirsten von Elverfeldt
Department of Geography and Regional Studies, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria
Stephanie Zihms
Academic Writing Centre and Graduate School, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
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Restricted) and
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In the spring of 2020, in response to the escalating global COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) moved its annual General Assembly online in a matter of weeks. This paper explores the feedback provided by participants who attended this experimental conference and identifies four key themes that emerged from analysis of the survey (connection, engagement, environment, and accessibility). The responses raise important questions about the format of future conferences.
Vincent Vionnet, Colleen Mortimer, Mike Brady, Louise Arnal, and Ross Brown
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 4603–4619, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-4603-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-4603-2021, 2021
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Water equivalent of snow cover (SWE) is a key variable for water management, hydrological forecasting and climate monitoring. A new Canadian SWE dataset (CanSWE) is presented in this paper. It compiles data collected by multiple agencies and companies at more than 2500 different locations across Canada over the period 1928–2020. Snow depth and derived bulk snow density are also included when available.
Iain S. Stewart
Geosci. Commun. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-2021-24, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-2021-24, 2021
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Current science communication initiatives in universities draws from media and journalism to encourage scientists to be competent communicators of their research in order to show the relevance of scientific knwowledge to societal concerns. An alternative but less popular source of inspiration is from marketing and public relations. Here, science communication is reappraised through the lens of three leading marketing paradigms: 'make and sell', 'sense and respind' and 'guide and co-create'.
Solmaz Mohadjer, Sebastian G. Mutz, Matthew Kemp, Sophie J. Gill, Anatoly Ischuk, and Todd A. Ehlers
Geosci. Commun., 4, 281–295, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-281-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-281-2021, 2021
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Lack of access to science-based natural hazards information impedes the effectiveness of school-based disaster risk reduction education. To address this challenge, we created and classroom tested a series of earthquake education videos that were co-taught by school teachers and Earth scientists in the UK and Tajikistan. Comparison of the results reveals significant differences between students' views on the Earth's interior and why and where earthquakes occur.
Tiziana Lanza
Geosci. Commun., 4, 111–127, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-111-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-111-2021, 2021
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The paper brings a classical debate within the literary scholars' community to a scientific context – the sources that William Shakespeare used for The Tempest. The play is studied in the context of natural hazards, suggesting that geosciences can help to move the debate forward by adding new elements. The paper then collects all the clues that can help to place the island from The Tempest in a Mediterranean context, suggesting that the playwright was a witness to volcanism in the Sicilian sea.
Joel C. Gill, Faith E. Taylor, Melanie J. Duncan, Solmaz Mohadjer, Mirianna Budimir, Hassan Mdala, and Vera Bukachi
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 187–202, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-187-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-187-2021, 2021
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This paper draws on the experiences of seven early career scientists, in different sectors and contexts, to explore the improved integration of natural hazard science into broader efforts to reduce the likelihood and impacts of disasters. We include recommendations for natural hazard scientists, to improve education, training, and research design and to strengthen institutional, financial, and policy actions. We hope to provoke discussion and catalyse changes that will help reduce disaster risk.
Antonio Menghini, Stefano Pontani, Vincenzo Sapia, and Tiziana Lanza
Geosci. Commun., 3, 329–341, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-329-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-329-2020, 2020
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The EMusic project aims to use music as a tool to explain, to a wide audience, the role of geophysics and geology in our society. By means of the sonification of the electromagnetic (EM) response of the Earth, we are able to accompany people on an imaginary voyage into the subsurface so that they can travel into the depths and into the past. In this way, the audience can learn about the geological evolution of the site, which is used as a natural stage, from where the EM data were collected.
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Science communication in geosciences has societal and scientific value but often operates in “shadowlands”. This editorial highlights these issues and proposes potential solutions. Our objective is to create a transparent and responsible geoscience communication landscape, fostering scientific progress, the well-being of scientists, and societal benefits.
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