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Geodynamics

edited by Kleoniki Lydia Theodoridou

Kleoniki Lydia Theodoridou is a Geologist with a master’s degree in Risk and Disaster Science from University College London. She is a Blog Editor at the European Geosciences Union Geodynamics division for four years. Her research interests range from Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate-related topics, Geoheritage, and Geodynamics.

Planetary Boundaries: A Framework against Geodynamics?

and January 25, 2023
Planetary Boundaries: A Framework against Geodynamics?

How can we determine a ‘safe operating space’ for humanity? In this week’s blog, Professor Ilan Kelman from University College London shares his thoughts about Planetary boundaries, and whether this framework will be successful for the next generations to come.  The planetary boundaries framework (Rockström et al. 2009ab; Steffen et al. 2015) might be useful …[Read More]

Unravelling the geological past of the Sierra del Nevado, in South Andes, Argentina

and October 26, 2022
Unravelling the geological past of the Sierra del Nevado, in South Andes, Argentina

Have you ever wondered to learn more about the geological setting of the Nevado volcano in Central-West Argentina? In this week’s blog, we have Georgina Rubiano Lorenzoni, a Ph.D. Geologist student from the Universidad Nacional de La Pampa in Argentina, who will guide us through her thesis aims, which are the identification and investigation of …[Read More]

Democratising the concept of risk: The Tomorrow’s Cities Decision Support Environment

and June 15, 2022
Democratising the concept of risk: The Tomorrow’s Cities Decision Support Environment

Curious to gain an insight into how we can battle the rapid urbanisation and reduce the disaster risk for the poor people in the future? This week, Dr. Roberto Gentile, Lecturer in Catastrophe Risk Modelling at the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction – University College London, talks about the Tomorrow’s Cities Decision Support Environment …[Read More]