The Geohazards group

Join us for an informal gathering of the Czech and international scientific community in Brno! 🍻

Come meet fellow researchers, make new connections, or simply enjoy a relaxed evening in good company 🫶

📅 Thursday August 28
📍 Pivovar HARRY, Brno
✍ RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Local and broad-scale anthropogenic controls on sediment transport in the Western Ghats rivers, India Sediment discharge in rivers worldwide is changing substantially owing to climate change and anthropogenic activities, becoming a hot topic in fluvial…

🌍 Anthropocene! 🏞️

📢 Happy to share that our latest study on long-term sediment load changes in the rivers of the Western Ghats has just been published!

If you are interested in reading, please use the link below for free download www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Local and broad-scale anthropogenic controls on sediment transport in the Western Ghats rivers Sediment discharge in rivers is changing due to climate change and human activities. A study in India's Western Ghats shows significant declines in sediment load, due to a combination of rainfall variations and human impacts, including illegal sand mining, highlighting the need for integrated management strategies to enhance ecological health.

Local and broad-scale anthropogenic controls on sediment transport in the Western Ghats rivers

Sediment discharge in rivers is changing due to climate change and human activities. A study in India's Western Ghats shows significant declines in sediment load, due to a combination of rainfall…

New technique turns daily rainfall data into hourly estimates for remote regions Om Dhakal's article for the Young Engineering Geologists (YEG) discusses a method to improve rainfall data accuracy using NASA's rainfall data. This approach aligns satellite estimates with ground measurements, enhancing flood and landslide risk prediction.

New technique turns daily rainfall data into hourly estimates for remote regions

Om Dhakal's article for the Young Engineering Geologists (YEG) discusses a method to improve rainfall data accuracy using NASA's rainfall data. This approach aligns satellite estimates with ground measurements,…

Empowering young PIs: the Junior Faculty initiative Founded in 2024, Junior Faculty is an association for early- and mid-career researchers at Charles University's Faculty of Science in Prague. It aims to enhance the research environment through peer support and advice in various fields. Chaired by Jan Mašek and Gianvito Scaringi, it will host its first conference on September 26, 2025.

Junior Faculty, the association of young PIs at Charles University's Faculty of Science, aims to enhance the research environment through peer support and other initiatives. On September 26, it will host its first conference.

A COST Action on energy geostructures The Geohazard Group, represented by Gianvito Scaringi, collaborates within COST Action FOLIAGE to advance energy geostructures across Europe. Despite their potential for enhancing energy efficiency and reducing carbon footprints, challenges impede large-scale adoption. The initiative fosters interdisciplinary research, training, and support for young researchers, continuing until September 2026.

Not only landslides: the Geohazards Group participates in a pan-European network on Energy Geostructures. Find out more here:

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Another destructive Himalayan flood, this time transboundary. And like most of these, we can see the seismic signals created by the flood at a DMG station near Kathmandu. The flood is visible seismically about an hour before it arrived at the Nepali border...

Check out our latest publications! In 2025, the Geohazards Group's research highlighted significant advancements in understanding geohazards, including landslide risk assessments, thermal sensitivity of landslide soils, and innovative modelling techniques. Key studies focused on landslides in Nepal and Europe, as well as a catastrophic debris flow in India, enhancing insights into the impact of climate change and natural disasters.

In 2025 so far, the Geohazards Group's research highlighted significant advancements in understanding geohazards. Key studies focused on landslides in Nepal and Europe, as well as a catastrophic debris flow in India, enhancing insights into the impact of climate change and natural disasters.

Influence of temperature on the residual shear strength of landslide soil: role of the clay fraction The occurrence and fate of landslides are, among other factors, controlled by the shear strength of the materials involved and by how this strength changes during the landslide process. Temperature affects the strength of pure clays according to their mineralogy, stress history, and hydro-mechanical boundary conditions. However, natural soils often consist of heterogeneous mixtures of various clay and non-clay minerals. The effect of temperature on the residual shear strength of low-plasticity soils, in particular, remains poorly understood.

New publication alert!
Influence of temperature on the shear strength of Himalayan soil from Nepal
#geohazards #landslides #soilmechanics #engineeringgeology

Just noticed that our 2022 paper "A thermo-hydro-mechanical approach to soil slope stability under climate change" is among the top-cited in #Geomorphology.
It is #OpenAccess! Read it here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Renewables. They work.

Reviewer #2 is back.

The Geohazards Group Makes Waves at EGU 2025 in Vienna The Geohazards Group, represented by Gianvito Scaringi, Marco Loche, Jan Jerman, Sumit Das, Manh Nguyen, and Phuong Do, once again left a mark at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2025 (EGU25) in Vienna. This year’s event saw the team actively shaping discussions and presenting pioneering research to a global audience of geoscience experts. Scaringi and Das spearheaded the dialogue as conveners and chairs of the Climate Change Effects on Landslides (

The Geohazards Group Makes Waves at EGU 2025 in Vienna

The Geohazards Group, represented by Gianvito Scaringi, Marco Loche, Jan Jerman, Sumit Das, Manh Nguyen, and Phuong Do, once again left a mark at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2025 (EGU25) in Vienna. This year’s event saw the…

A screen capture of the science article on the CBC homepage today, which features a picture of me and a title reading “prominent climate scientist argues it’s time to ditch the myth of neutrality in science.”

Was not expecting to open the main CBC page this morning and see this!

In today’s climate, I feel our message is even more relevant than even just a few months ago when the interview was recorded.

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@christelvaneck.bsky.social @lydiamessling.bsky.social

We have feet, not roots.

There's still some time to express your interest in joining our group as a PhD student in Prague, Czech Republic!
We are especially looking for fresh MSc graduatea with a passion for constitutive modelling of geomaterials.

Now at @sciencecharles.bsky.social, John Jansen from the Institute of Geophysics of the @czechacademy.bsky.social is delivering a seminar on Cosmogenic nuclides as a tool to trace human migrations.

The 2025 John Maddox Prize

Nominations for the 2025 John Maddox Prize are now open. The prize recognises researchers who stand up and speak out for science and evidence-based policy, advancing public discussion around difficult topics, despite challenges or hostility. https://go.nature.com/4194lp6

Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump » Le ministre de la recherche français a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines. Le chercheur du CNRS aurait subi un contrôle aléatoire à son arrivée, avant q...

A French researcher going to a conference in the US had his phone and computer searched (and then confiscated) and was refused entry and expelled because they found stuff critical of Trump.
I guess lucky that he wasn't detained for weeks?
Don't travel to the US. No conference is worth the risk

Exciting postdoctoral opportunities We seek exceptional candidates to develop research projects related to landslides in a changing climate or chemo-mechanics of clay landslides. Candidates must hold a relevant PhD, propose original studies, and apply for postdoctoral fellowships. Applications are due by 31 March 2025, including a project pitch and supporting documents.

Exciting postdoctoral opportunities

We seek exceptional candidates to develop research projects related to landslides in a changing climate or chemo-mechanics of clay landslides. Candidates must hold a relevant PhD, propose original studies, and apply for postdoctoral fellowships. Applications are…

Two PhD positions (soil mechanics / geotechnics) in Prague We are looking for two highly motivated doctoral students for our 4-year doctoral programme at Charles University in Prague. The successful candidates must hold a master's degree in engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, or equivalent subjects. Deadline for applications: 31 March 2025 Start date: 1 October 2025 or sooner Send your resume & motivation letter to gianvito.scaringi@natur.cuni.cz Position 1. Effect of temperature on the engineering behaviour of geomaterials…

Two PhD positions (soil mechanics / geotechnics) in Prague

We are looking for two highly motivated doctoral students for our 4-year doctoral programme at Charles University in Prague. The successful candidates must hold a master's degree in engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, or…

PRIMUS Research Programme One of the long-term objectives, which is being met, is also to increase the University's success in obtaining international grants (e.g. European Research Council - ERC grants; see Excellence in Research).

🚀 Exciting opportunity for ECRs!

⭐ The 10th round of Primus at @charlesuni.cuni.cz is open!

Start your own research group with up to 4M CZK/year for 4 years 💰. Open to all fields, ECRs (<8yrs after PhD) from abroad are encouraged to apply! 🌍

📅 Apply by 21 April 2025
ℹ cuni.cz/UKEN-558.html