Welcome to In the News: A Geomorphologist’s Perspective! The intent of this series is to explore the geology and geomorphology of places that are currently in the news. For this first installment, we’ll do a quick tour of how geological processes have laid the groundwork for current fighting over control of the Strait of Hormuz. The Iran war, and the Strait of Hurmuz, have dominated the news ...[Read More]
In the News: A Geomorphologists’ perspective on the Strait of Hormuz
Image of the Strait of Hormuz from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite (December 2, 2020).