As one of ~20,000 geologists flocking to AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, I’ve headed out a few days early to take in a few West Coast sights. For many, the Foggy City will always be synonymous with earthquakes. San Francisco is located right on the San Andreas Fault, which is part of a larger …[Read More]
Retired blogs
Friday Photo (108): Damage from Cloudburst
The 2010 cloudburst in Leh, Ladakh, brought large amounts of mud, gravel and boulders into settlements on flood plains in Leh. The debris has still not been fully cleared, and here a house has been buried above window height in debris. Credit: Rosalie Tostevin, Geology for Global Development Leh, Ladakh, 2013
“I’m a scientist, get me out of here…!”
James Hickey is a PhD student in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. A geophysicist and volcanologist by trade, his PhD project is focussed on attempting to place constraints on volcanic unrest using integrated geodetic modelling. Having had just over a week to recover I can finally begin to look back on …[Read More]
A continent on fire
While preparing my poster for the upcoming AGU Fall Meeting, I downloaded some data on fire activity in South America for background on why we are interested in biomass burning in the region. I wanted to quickly check I had the data in the correct format, so I just plotted the coordinates of the fire …[Read More]
From Our Archives: Guest Blogs (1)
Over the past couple of years we have had some excellent guest blogs, from students and highly experienced professionals. We’ve put a number of these below – grouped into three categories (hazards and disaster risk reduction; water and sanitation; general development). In a couple of weeks we’ll be linking to another group of excellent guest blogs also! …[Read More]
Climate and Policy Roundup – November 2013
From London to Warsaw and Tokyo: Flo Bullough and Marion Ferrat discuss some of last month’s hot topics in the climate and policy world. News UN Warsaw Climate Talks The UN’s Climate Change Conference in Warsaw concluded this week at the end of a 30-hour deadlock in decision making over the wording of the final deal. …[Read More]
I need your clothes, your boots, and your copyright.
James Lewis is a PhD student at Imperial College London in the field of Planetary Geochemistry. When not blowing up gas cylinders, or hunting for jarosite, he can be found wandering the streets of London as an amateur photographer. James also suffers from Thesisitis, a common condition among third-year PhD students. He can be found …[Read More]
Placement Reminder – Deadline Midday Friday 6th December
A reminder about our exciting placement opportunities – deadline this Friday (6th December) at midday. GfGD PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITY The information below can be downloaded as a PDF WHEN & WHERE: Approximately 1-2 weeks (per topic) during December to early January (student’s Christmas vacation). Precise working dates are flexible. To minimise costs to the student and enable students to …[Read More]
Friday Photo (107): School in the Mountains
St Peter’s School in Leh, Ladakh will host a students programme on sustainable development, climate and hazards in June 2014. The modern, large school sits in the shadow of Himalayan mountains. Credit: Rosalie Tostevin, Geology for Global Development Leh, Ladakh, 2013
Friday Field Photo: Mocho Choshuenco volcano, Chile
Early morning view of the volcanic cones of Mocho (left) and Choshuenco (right) in the Chilean Lake District. View from the outskirts of the Reserva Huilo Huilo. Mocho is thought to be the source of many of the post-glacial and younger eruptions from this volcano, including the two known historical eruptions in 1864 and 1937.