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Category Archives: News
Strike me down
Today I join the ranks of striking university staff*. I thought it was worth taking a few minutes to explain why. Toward the end of last year the University Superannuation Scheme (USS), which provides pensions for some 200,000 university staff … Continue reading
Posted in General, News
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This is the point.
Yesterday the European Space Agency successfully landed the Philae lander on comet 67P. Anyone can appreciate that it’s an astonishing technical achievement, but a recurring theme I have noticed on various news article comments and discussion boards is that there’s … Continue reading
#IAVCEI2013 wrap-up & photos
The conference is done, the return flight completed, and the bag of laundry dealt with. The general consensus amongst those I spoke with after the conference (and a view I agree with) was that it certainly ranks up there with … Continue reading
Posted in Geology, Hazard Assessment, News, Science, Sedimentology, Volcanism
Tagged Conference, eruption, IAVCEI, Japan, Kagoshima, photos, Sakurajima, Science, Volcano
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#IAVCEI2013 – The second best volcanology conference in Kagoshima
It may come as no surprise that Kagoshima – home to the most active volcano in one of the most volcanically active countries in the world – has played host to more than this years IAVCEI meeting when it comes … Continue reading
IAVCEI 2013
Sunday sees the start of the biggest gathering of volcanologists in a specialist conference. The International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI) General Assembly is only held every 4 years, each occasion at a different place. … Continue reading
Posted in Geology, Hazard Assessment, News, Science, Travel, Volcanism
Tagged Conference, Earth science, IAVCEI, Japan, pyroclastic flow, Twitter, Volcano
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Spaced
Today is the day that Expedition 35 return from the International Space Station. Later tonight they will climb into the docked Soyuz capsule, and perform a re-entry back to Earth, bringing to an end a truly phenomenal period of public … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Education, Geology, News, Physics, Science, Travel
Tagged Blue Marble, Chris Hadfield, Communication, Earth, International Space Station, JASON Project, News, Science, Soyuz, Twitter
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Mayon kills 5
Mt Mayon is a beautiful volcano. The only work I’ve done on it was some years ago during my PhD, when I was doing a little analysis on volcano profiles. I was struck by its incredible symmetry. So I can … Continue reading
Posted in Geology, Hazard Assessment, News, Science, Volcanism
Tagged Hazard assessment, Mayon, Mayon Volcano, News, risk, Types of volcanic eruptions, Volcano
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Meteorite madness
[Updated 11.00 am CET] [Update 2 13:40 CET – impact crater located and reported at 6m diameter] [Update 3 20.00 CET – massive revision on the meteorite size. Early estimates of 2 cubic meters and 10 tons, increased by 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, General, Geology, News, Science
Tagged Asteroid, Chelyabinsk, DA14, Earth, meteor, meteorite, Phil Plait, Russia, sonic boom, Ural Mountains
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