The May edition is online at: http://www.iugg.org/publications/ejournals/IUGGej1305.pdf
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The April issue of the IUGG electronic journal is available:http://www.iugg.org/publications/ejournals/IUGGej1304.pdf
These short, informal newsletters, issued every month on approximately the first day of the month, are intended to keep IUGG Member National Committees informed about the activities of the IUGG Associations and actions of the IUGG Secretariat.
Congratulations to two members of the MIST community who have been awarded prizes by the Royal Astronomical Society.
Professor Steve Milan (University of Leicester) has been awarded the RAS Chapman Medal, which recognises investigations of outstanding merit in Solar Terrestrial Physics.
Professor Mike Hapgood (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) has been awarded the RAS Service Award, which is to honour any individual who, through outstanding or exceptional work, has promoted, facilitated or encouraged the sciences of astronomy, geophysics, or solar-system sciences and developed their role in the life of the nation, often beyond the requirements of his or her paid position.
Further details on these awards can be found on the RAS web site.
29 October 2012
We welcome the identification of a theme on "Solar Variability and its Impact on Us". This is very important given the growing awareness of the risks posed by space weather and potential links, as yet not understood, to long-term climate. However, we can only pursue this through a balanced programme that looks at the whole chain of physics that connects the core of the Sun to Earth’s lithosphere and all the many regions in between. The present draft is heavily biased towards the solar end. This needs to be rectified.