Geology for Global Development

Flooding

Climate migration needs to be predicted and planned now. Geoengineering can slow down sea level rise but could also lead to international conflicts. CO2 as a natural resource. All in Jesse Zondervan’s Mar 8 – Apr 4 2018

April 16, 2018
Climate migration needs to be predicted and planned now. Geoengineering can slow down sea level rise but could also lead to international conflicts. CO2 as a natural resource. All in Jesse Zondervan’s Mar 8 – Apr 4 2018
Climate migration will be mainly internal, but in huge numbers and will need to be planned. . Credit: Mathias Flick (distributed via Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0).

Each month, Jesse Zondervan picks his favourite posts from geoscience and development blogs/news which cover the geology for global development interest. Here’s a round-up of Jesse’s selections for the last month: Imagine 140 million people across sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia and Latin America migrating in response to climate change effect, by 2050. This is what a recent World Bank report claims ...[Read More]

Heather Britton: China’s Water Diversion Project

February 27, 2018
Heather Britton: China’s Water Diversion Project
Tiquan river at sunset ((Xingangshan, Jiangxi Province, China). Credit: Steffen Seitz (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

China has enjoyed economic growth over the past decades, bringing undoubted prosperity to the country. But exponential industrialisation and rapid growth comes at a significant environmental cost. The nation is heavily dependent on coal-fired power, making it one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases and it’s thirst for development is a drain on vital resources, including ...[Read More]

Blog Competition (Highly Commended) – Omeye Chimaobi Kenechukwu: Floods in Nigeria

September 30, 2013

For our Blog Competition 2013, we asked people to submit articles addressing one of two topics.  Omeye’s article discusses a recent flooding event that resulted in disaster in Nigeria, and his entry was highly commended by our judging panel. Omeye is a second year geology  student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. When he graduates, Omeye wants to work as a geologist and have a positive ...[Read More]

The Long Life of Ruzi Mohammed

September 18, 2013

Ruzi Mohammed thinks that he is around 110 years old. He keeps track of the years using the changing seasons, and there is no missing them in Turtuk, where winters reach -20˚C, and summers are warm and pleasant. Too high for mosquitos, and low enough for a good harvest, Turtuk is a paradise in the summer. The winter is survived by shutting down, almost hibernating, and surviving on wheat mixed wit ...[Read More]