Geologists from BAS get stuck in the mud on Seymour island, Antarctica. Credit: Rowan Whittle (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
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Chaiten: anniversary of an eruption
May 1st marks the anniversary of the start of the first historical eruption of Chaiten, a small volcano in southern Chile, in 2008. A lot has been written on the eruption elsewhere, starting with Erik Klemetti’s eruptions blog which first reported on the event at the time. This is an opportunity to share some field photos, which I took during field visits to Chaiten in 2009. At the time of t ...[Read More]
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GfGD Launch Event at the University of Leeds
The GfGD University group at Leeds recently held a series of short talks to launch itself within the department. With financial support from the Student Experience team, the event consisted of three short talks from three members of the school, including the head of the department, followed by informal snacks and wine to allow students to mull over the topics discussed. The speakers raised the iss ...[Read More]
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Big River Rising: a Tale of Seasonal Flooding in Manila
To highlight the importance of Christian Aid’s disaster risk reduction (DRR) work, partly funded by the UK government, the charity produced an interactive web documentary called Big River Rising, which demonstrates the importance of science in helping Filipino slum dwellers cope with the seasonal flooding that regularly destroys their shantytown homes. The web documentary was shot during the drama ...[Read More]
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Friday Photo (76): Geologists in the Field – Antarctic Research
Geologists hiding in their tents during a blizzard in Antarctica, as part of research carried our by the British Antarctic Survey. Credit: Rowan Whittle (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
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#GfGDcomp: Communicating Research Through Twitter and Blogs
GfGD encourages geoscientists to communicate science to the wider community, and we hope to help young geoscientists develop the necessary communication skills to do this. The use of social media, such as twitter, facebook and blogs, makes it a lot easier to reach out to a diverse range of people living in many different countries. We asked you ‘what are the benefits of communicating your re ...[Read More]
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Some Comments on Recent Earthquakes in Iran
In this article, Joel Gill and Faith Taylor write about the importance of reducing individual and community vulnerability in Iran. This post is written in response to the recent earthquakes in April 2013, and an article posted in the Guardian in 2010. In addition to their GfGD responsibilities, Joel and Faith are undertaking PhD research at King’s College London – investigating specifi ...[Read More]
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Earth Day – Thin Ice and the inside story of Climate Science
Earth Day, April 22nd, has been chosen as the day for the global launch of a new film on the science behind global environmental change ‘Thin Ice: the Inside Story of Climate Science‘. This is an exciting project, as the filmmakers include Simon Lamb, who has had a successful career as an academic geologist at the University of Oxford, UK, and then at Victoria University of Wellington ...[Read More]
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Friday Photo (75): GfGD-CAFOD Placement
Sam Marshall (University of Southampton) and Dr Kate Crowley (Disaster Risk Reduction Adviser, CAFOD), at the CAFOD headquarters in central London. Sam has been undertaking a GfGD placement with CAFOD this week, learning more about how geoscience can be applied in the development sector. (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
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GfGD at #EGU2013: A Guide to Getting the Most out of a Conference
International conferences such as the European Geosciences Union General Assembly are attended by thousands of geoscientists. As a young geoscientists attending for the first time, you can feel a bit lost, and given the size of the conference centres, actually BE lost! For people with experience, conferences have a lot to offer. GfGD has pulled together some top tips to help you find your way arou ...[Read More]