TECTONICS
Boom time: predicting Iceland's volcanoes
Feb 04, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Fears that volcano eruptions in Iceland are set to regularly disrupt air travel are being tempered by a new study into the frequency of such events
North Korea: into the crater
Jun 15, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Mount Paektu is responsible for one of the largest eruptions in recorded history. The first ever international study of the volcano is now underway
Riding the waves: Shazam for earthquakes
Feb 06, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Valuable earthquake data can be collected from extremely weak seismic activity, but only if you can actually detect them. A new system inspired by a smartphone music app could be the answer
The Nepal Earthquake: a warning for the future?
Jan 22, 2016
Written by
Dave Petley
There is a temptation to believe that Nepal is now safe; the fault has released energy and the buildings proved to be more resilient than expected. However, investigations of the earthquake indicate this would be a dangerous view
Sleeping giants
Jan 19, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
What triggers supervolcano eruptions? Different studies give varying answers, with the latest research suggesting that external factors could be key
All about Etna
Sep 08, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Europe’s largest volcano smoulders on, but real-time monitoring might help predict the next lava flows
Computing Asia’s earthquakes
May 18, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Supercomputers are providing an insight into 227 East Asian earthquakes since 2007
NEPAL APPEAL: Donate to the DEC
Apr 29, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Support the people of Nepal with a donation to the DEC
Geo briefing: Nepal earthquake
Apr 28, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
Over the weekend, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. But what are the factors which made the country, and the city of Kathmandu, so susceptible to such a disaster?
Nepal: a timeline of tragedy
Apr 28, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
A timeline of Nepal’s history with earthquakes
Into the dark side
Apr 11, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Every 30 million years or so, the Earth passes through the most crowded section of the galactic disc. Mass extinction events and radical changes to the Earth’s geology follow
California’s long-term quake forecast
Mar 11, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
Outlook is for fewer small quakes, but an increased risk from the ‘Big One’
Watching the skies
Dec 22, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Met Office innovations lead the way in collecting data from ash clouds caused by volcanic eruptions
Future earthquake risk in Chile
Oct 01, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
An earthquake that took place in Iquique, Chile this April was not the ‘big one’ according to US geophysicists. Although the earthquake hit 8.2 on the Richter scale, research indicates there is still a gap in the fault unruptured since…
Appalachian bend explained
Sep 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
A team of US scientists has explained why the Appalachian mountain chain has a curious bend in Pennsylvania and New York State
Lava mystery solved
Jun 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
New study by researchers from Michigan State University solves long-standing mystery about the source of massive lava flows in Africa
Tectonics versus twitter
May 01, 2014
Written by
Daniel Allen
Residents on the slopes of Indonesia’s volatile Mount Merapi are employing an innovative, high-tech approach to disaster prevention and relief
Mystery of Japanese earthquake solved
Feb 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
A new study has revealed some of the factors that made the submarine earthquake that set off the devastating tsunami that struck Japan’s Tohoku region in March 2011 so strong
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