Webpages tagged with «Geosciences» - Department of Geosciences

Photo: Oceanographers have monitored the ocean circulation in several locations in the North Atlantic over the past 25 years using current meters. These show that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has large year-to-year variations. However, no significant long-term trend has been observed, says oceanography professor Joe LaCasce. Photo: Ingebjørg Hestvik.

Researcher disputes the Gulf Stream is on the verge of collapse

Published Nov. 6, 2025 11:11 AM

No, the ocean current that brings warm water along the Norwegian coast will not stop, producing a cold shock or a new ice age. Here you will learn why.

Photo: The Living Planet; Earth: Geochemistry is a field within geology, but it is also a part of many related disciplines in Earth sciences. The image is of one of the globes in the exhibition The Living Planet at the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo. Photo: Gunn Kristin Tjoflot

Current news: New acquisition of E-learning book in Geochemistry at the Science Library

Published Apr. 23, 2025 11:32 AM

The Science Library at the University of Oslo (UiO) has now made a significant new acquisition in 2025 of the textbook "Treatise on Geochemistry" as an e-book series. This ensures that staff and students at the Dept. of Geosciences and others have access to an 8-volume digital edition of an important textbook in geosciences and geochemistry.

Alexandru Hegyi

Published Feb. 19, 2025 10:17 AM

Picture of a volcano and a person. Photo: Tom Andersen, University of Oslo

World class Earth Sciences research

Published Nov. 21, 2011 10:50 PM

The Norwegian Research Council has carried out a nationwide evaluation of earth sciences research. The evaluation gives top grades to research groups at the University of Oslo.