GD
Geodynamics

Remarkable Regions

Summer of ‘23: Chronicles of a summer school on meteorite and comet impacts.

and March 27, 2024
Summer of ‘23: Chronicles of a summer school on meteorite and comet impacts.
Exploring geologic formations along the Nördlingen Ries impact Crater. Credit: Attendees of the school.

One of the best-researched and preserved impact craters on Earth is the Ries Crater (Germany). Hikers, bikers, school groups,  and geo-tourists from all over the world come here in search for the evidence of the cosmic catastrophe. In this week’s blog post, PhD student Katherine Villavicencio from University G. d’Annunzio (Italy) shares her experience when attending the Summer School “Impacts and ...[Read More]

Revisiting Sagarmatha: Reflections on Fieldwork in the Eastern Nepal Himalaya

and March 20, 2024
Revisiting Sagarmatha: Reflections on Fieldwork in the Eastern Nepal Himalaya
Tshering Lama Sherpa (author) and Dr. Pete DeCelles (University of Arizona), mapping and contemplating Himalayan geology at Kala Patthar, with Pumori (7161m) in the background. (Credit: Author)

“The mountains are calling.” This week, we are embarking on an adventure to the highest mountain in the world – Sagarmatha (also known as Mt. Everest). We will join Tshering Lama Sherpa, from the University of Arizona, as she unveils the exciting world of geological fieldwork amidst the majestic Himalayas in her post.  In October of 2023, I set out on my fourth geological fieldwo ...[Read More]

The enigmatic tectonics of the Caribbean Large Igneous Plateau

, and December 20, 2023
The enigmatic tectonics of the Caribbean Large Igneous Plateau
Illustration by Emily Hinshaw and Constanza Rodriguez Piceda (based on Gómez García et al., 2021)

As we approach the Christmas break and the end of the year, what resonates with the concept of ‘holidays’ more than the Caribbean? In this week post, Angela Gomez-Garcia, postdoc at the Geoscience Institute of Barcelona, and Eline Le Breton, professor at Freie Universität Berlin, take us on a geodynamic journey through the Caribbean Large Igneous Plateau and its enigmatic connection with the Galáp ...[Read More]