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About a year ago I was asked to appear as a guest on a kids television show about rocks and minerals called Finding Stuff Out. I was asked to come an talk about rocks, minerals, geology in general and how I got interested in geology. The show is for 8-10 year olds and it is …[Read More]
EGU is very pleased to announce the start of the Abstract submission for the EGU General Assembly 2015 (EGU2015), 12 Apr 2015 – 17 Apr 2015, Vienna, Austria. The sessions are now online: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2015/sessionprogramme Submitting an abstract is intuitive: For each session there is a link Abstract Submission followed by logging in the system. Abstracts …[Read More]
The International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interio (IASPEI) is calling for nominations for the IASPEI medal. The award of a IASPEI medal has been decided during the 2011 General Assembly in Melbourne. The first IASPEI Medal recipient was Robin Adams. The IASPEI medal is awarded for merits in seismology: for sustaining IASPEI goals and …[Read More]
Kate Dobson was a volunteer at the Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) in 2001/02 and revisited the stunning Big Island in 2006. During her holidays Kate ventured out to the coastal section of the Pu’uO’o lava flow field and captured this spectacular image of a fresh lava breakout. The Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō vent is in the East …[Read More]
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. Earth Science Week is an international initiative to promote the great work that goes on in …[Read More]
We are coming to the end of the known unknowns series and so far we have explored issues which mainly affect the inner workings of our planet. Today we’ll take a look at the surface expression of the geological processes which shape the Earth. Topography significantly affects our daily life and is formed via an …[Read More]
Pyroclastic Flow Deposits close to Volcan de Fuego, Guatemala. The scale of these deposits, formed in 2012, can be seen against the scale of the person standing in the background [dark line, just above the red shrub]. Pyroclastic flows, alongside lahars, are two of the most significant and destructive volcanic hazards associated with Volcan de Fuego. …[Read More]
EVENT REMINDER —- THE LOST WORLD OF LADAKH: RECLAIMING THE PAST, SUSTAINING THE FUTURE Venue: The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BG. 24 October 2014, 5.30pm – 8.30pm Tickets (£20) and Registration – www.geolsoc.org.uk/Lost-world-of-Ladakh The Geological Society recently co-organised an international conference in Leh, the capital of the historic Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh. Sustainable …[Read More]
KT Cooper is a PhD student in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. A carbonate geochemist by training, here she dives into the world of corals. Coral is misunderstood. It may look like a beautiful underwater plant, and for a long time it was thought to be one, but is in …[Read More]
A well predicted, well planned earthquake (drill) is about to take place this week. A fictitious, very strong earthquake is about to hit your locality. On Thursday 16th October at 10:16 local time, millions — yes over 20.4 million people — are participating in a global earthquake drill. The Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is an annual opportunity for …[Read More]
