Tag Archives: Geology

Tongariro Fireworks

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

Following the little spike of activity back in August, Tongariro in New Zealand reactivated today with a 5 minute explosive eruption jetting up a small plume and generating some very limited pyroclastic flows. With it being a daytime eruption, and … Continue reading →

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Scaling new horizons

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

It’s fair to say that when most people ask what I do, I simply reply “volcanologist”, “sedimentologist”, or “geologist”, depending on the audience. On the infrequent occasions they ask further what I do, it usually gets summed up as “I see how … Continue reading →

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New Zealand volcanoes going for gold

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

While they might be 19th on the medal table, the kiwis are doing a sterling job of heading up this weeks volcano news. Both White Island and Tongaririo have shown activity this week. White Island was last active in 1980, and … Continue reading →

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Accretionary Wedge #46 – Geology, Life and Civilisation

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

For those of you who may not be aware, there is a fantastic thing in the geobloggosphere known as The Accretionary Wedge.  Every month or so,  someone hosts a specific topic.  Geobloggers are invited to contribute, and the submissions over … Continue reading →

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Poking sleeping lions

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

I can only assume that the mass of exam papers in the department has caused a time-dilation.  It’s the only possible reason I can come up with for the fact it’s June next week. After the rush of #gradingjail starting … Continue reading →

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Viennese Whirl – EGU 2012

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Thought it might be time for a little update on how EGU’s been going for those of you who couldn’t make it (and a restaurant tip below for those who could). There’s been some really good science on show, and … Continue reading →

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Sardinian geology and the art of protest

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

It’s been a while since I’ve had time to post, but as I’ve got everything I need to done before buggering off on a well-earned Christmas break, I thought I should take the opportunity to post some stuff I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Shameless plug – European Geosciences Union session

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Calling all sedimentologists, physical volcanologists, and flow modellers. Myself, Guilhem Douillet, Gert Lube, and Rich Brown are chairing a session at the EGU conference in Vienna next April, titled “Sedimentation and stratigraphy from pyroclastic gravity-driven flows“ Our hope is to … Continue reading →

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Expanding your horizons – quack geology

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

I was pointed at this today. It’s a video describing how closed minded scientists are ignoring the truth; a “conspiracy of silence”. The “simple truth is too upsetting to too many applecarts”.  That’s right ladies and gentlemen, plate tectonics is a … Continue reading →

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Impressive bedding

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

I realised this morning that I never got around to posting this up.  While showing the new undergraduates a bit of Devon geology last month, we took them to an exposure of aeolian cross bedding which has been used by … Continue reading →

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