Can the Mekong Delta be saved from drowning?
A commentary, recently published in Science, outlines six solutions to the region's dramatic loss of sediment. Simone Bizzi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Geosciences, is among the authors.
Relationship between magmatism and lithosphere in the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province
An international study, to which the Department of Geosciences also collaborated, has come to new results on the formation of the CAMP.
New series of seminars for the second semester of the A.Y. 2021/2022
Here the calendar of the seminars and workshops
The hill of Udine is completely artificial and was built by humans during the Bronze Age
The discovery was achieved thanks to the geoarchaeological analyzes coordinated by Prof. Alessandro Fontana
The call for admission to the Doctoral Course in Geosciences is now open
Applications will close on May 13th, 2022, 13:00 CEST
13 scholarships available
The barriers of Mose protect Venice but the system has negative impacts on salt marshes and on the lagoon morphology, a new study shows
The study, to which also Prof. Andrea D’Alpaos partecipated, was published in Science Advances
Virtual reality and its practical applications for research and teaching
These technologies are directly applied in some courses of the new master's degree in Environmental Geology and Earth Dynamics and have enormous advantages
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Aspects of Archaeology
17.05.2022Geology and archaeology have many points in common, and many ancient sites benefit from a collaboration of geologists and archaeologists. Of specific interest are ancient water supply systems, probably the greatest technical achievements of antiquity. A specific fruitful topic to study such systems
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Improving predictability of changes in tide-influenced channel morphology – can we take previously established concepts one step further?
10.05.2022An increasing number of studies links down-dip changes in riverine morphodynamics on delta plains to backwater effects, i.e. flow deceleration as a river approaches a standing water body and subsequent deposition.
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Il caso del Sito di Interesse Nazionale (SIN) di Venezia Porto Marghera
03.05.2022Porto Marghera, con la sua superficie complessiva pari a circa 2000 ettari, rappresenta uno dei siti industriali più estesi e importanti del territorio nazionale. Il suo rapporto con il territorio limitrofo in passato è stato conflittuale, a causa delle rilevanti implicazioni ambientali dell’attivit
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Extreme rainfall in a changing climate: occurrence probability and geomorphological impacts
26.04.2022Extreme precipitation causes natural hazards that are among the most damaging in Italy and globally, and serves as freshwater recharge for groundwater and surface water reservoirs.
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Seminar "Peeking inside the deep structure of Italy"
12.04.2022Defining the deep structure of the Italian peninsula is fundamental for understanding the Mediterranean region and its geodynamical history tightly connected with the spatial and temporal interaction between the Africa and Eurasia plates.
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Yearbook Photo Student Contest - We have the winners!
07.04.2022Here are the two pictures chosen to represent the student life in the Department.For the Geo_Social category, the brief was capturing a social aspect, a "moment" in the life of a geologist - the winner is Linda Lambertucci with "Split".For the Geo_Science category, we asked for pictures highlighting
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Seminar - Career Workshop "Opere di protezione in ambiente montano: le barriere paramassi"
05.04.2022La normativa italiana non consente ai geologi di progettare strutture ad eccezione delle barriere paramassi purché siano fornite come kit di montaggio secondo la EAD 340059-00-0106. Tale EAD descrive i risultati delle prove sulle barriere in termini di energia e altezza residuale che sono fondamenta
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Building planetary atmospheres from magma oceans
22.03.2022Atmospheres around some rocky planets may be germane to the development of life. Owing to the energy deposited during accretion, most are thought to have undergone at least one magma ocean stage in their lifetime.
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Looking at rivers in a data rich era
29.03.2022For decades geomorphologists have asked what drives the fundamental difference in river functioning between single-thread meandering channel and multi-thread systems? The variety of existing river channel patterns and their functioning are nicely summarized in the river classification schemes which
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The wonder of wetlands: the secret weapon in the battle against climate change
16.02.2022Blue carbon ecosystems such as salt marshes act as efficient natural carbon sinks, helping to offset CO2 emissions and fight climate change. This is what emerges from research carried out at the Dept. of Geosciences within the Research Programme Venezia2021, coordinated by CORILA.
