ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Section of Geography and Climatology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens participated in the annual conference of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), held in person in Vienna, Austria, from 27 April to 2 May 2025. 

The EGU 2025 General Assembly brought together 19,000 geoscientists from all over the world, covering a wide range of thematic areas related to Earth, planetary and space sciences. The event is one of the most important international scientific events in the field of geosciences and offers unique opportunities for scientific promotion, collaboration and exchange of ideas. During the conference, more than 4 scientific announcements were presented by the Section. Indicative: 

• Development of a high-resolution database for daily precipitation in Greece
  by Panagiotis T. Nastos, George Ntagkounakis, John Kapsomenakis, and Angelos Chasiotis  
• Cascading effects of extreme storms and floods: Evidence on impact propagating mechanisms
  by Michalis Diakakis, Ioannis Kapris, Marilia Gogou, Andromachi Sarantopoulou, Christos Filis, Panagiotis Nastos, Emmanuel Vassilakis, Aliki Konsolaki, and Efthymis Lekkas  
• Ground observations and UAV mapping to support a GIS-based implementation of the Flash Flood Impact Severity Scale (FFISS) for the 2009 and 2020 flash floods in Evia, Greece
  by Nafsika-Ioanna Spyrou, Michalis Diakakis, Spyridon Mavroulis, Georgios Deligiannakis, Emmanouil Andreadakis, Christos Filis, Evelina Kotsi, Zacharias Antoniadis, Maria Melaki, Marilia Gogou, Katerina-Navsika Katsetsiadou, Eirini-Spyridoula Stanota, Emmanuel Skourtsos, Emmanuel Vassilakis, and Efthymios Lekkas
• Institutional vulnerability as a key risk driver
  by Maria Papathoma-Koehle, Sven Fuchs, Spyridon Mavroulis, and Michalis Diakakis 

More information about the conference is available on the official EGU website: www.egu25.eu