Archives / 2020 / January

County Clare, Ireland: A World-Class Geological Locality

Alena Ebinghaus January 31, 2020

Lower deltaic cyles (Tullig and Kilkee) of the upper Clare Basin sediments visible in the Cliffs of Moher (photo courtesy: Emma Morris).

By John Counts and Emma Morris. Europe has a wide variety of interesting sites for geologists, including areas with scientifically interesting formations, amazing scenery, and classic outcrops, many of which are recognized for their international geological significance and are designated as UNESCO Global Geoparks. Rarely, however, do all of these factors come together in such a spectacular way as ...[Read More]

Congo Canyon: A Chat with Dr Steve Simmons

Chris Skinner January 11, 2020

It is always an interesting period when the time comes around for me to write my blog for the SSP page. My research is predominantly in numerical modelling, which would be interesting if I was modelling awesome natural phenomena, but I don’t. I general assess the sensitivities of the numerical models to different sorts of uncertainty and whilst this is important work for understanding the outputs ...[Read More]