By creating a network of early-career principal investigators, my colleagues and I have enacted change and battled bureaucracy.

Our new study reveals that gradual atmospheric warming can weaken rock slopes, increasing risks of rockfalls over time. Long-term monitoring indicates that even slight temperature rises can open rock cracks, impacting public safety and infrastructure planning.

Gianvito Scaringi, elected as the first non-Czech-speaking senator of the Faculty of Science, advocates for internationalisation, research excellence, and support for early-career academics while promoting transparency and inclusivity in governance.

Dr. Sumit Das has received the prestigious Junior Star Grant from the Czech Science Foundation, enabling his research on landslides' role in landscape evolution and carbon sequestration, promoting innovation in geosciences at Charles University.

Permafrost degradation, driven by thawing, alters hydrological systems, increases greenhouse gas emissions, and threatens infrastructure stability. Current remediation strategies are limited, necessitating improved adaptation efforts through interdisciplinary research.

Our recent study published in Catena highlights a critical sediment decline in India's Cauvery Delta, with sediment at the terminal station dropping by 68% from 2000 to 2018, primarily due to human activities, particularly dam construction. This sediment starvation is causing significant coastline erosion, threatening the ecological balance and community safety in the region.

Sediment discharge in rivers worldwide is changing substantially owing to climate change and anthropogenic activities, becoming a hot topic in fluvial…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.