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The far-travelled ground
Be honest: when Evelyn asked the geoblogosphere, ‘what’s your favourite geology word?’, you all knew which word I was going to pick, didn’t you? Allochthonous. Allochthonous, the word that no-one can spell. Allochthonous, the word no-one can pronounce, it seems, … Continue reading
Reverberations of the Honshu tsunami
On Friday 11 March 2011, when the fault ruptured off of the Japanese coast in a M9.0 earthquake, it caused a sudden vertical movement of the seafloor, displacing the water above it and transferring energy to the ocean. As the … Continue reading
Aftershocks of the Sendai earthquake
On a map of global earthquake activity, Japan rather stands out right now: a pulsing boil of seismic activity that all but drowns out the shaking in the rest of the world. As of a few hours ago (5pm Central … Continue reading
5 focal mechanisms
On the 5th day of Christmas my true love gave to me…
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Is the Earth’s magnetic field about to flip?
No-one knows – but I wouldn’t hold your breath
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More thoughts on illustrating geological time
What is the best way to plot the timescale? Mine, obviously…
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How to stop worrying and love your mapping project
Some tips for effective field mapping
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Active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes
How do you know your if friendly neighbourhood volcano is dead, or merely dozing?
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Where the Earth’s magnetic field comes from
How modelling the Geodynamo is both hard – and strangely easy…
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Imbrication and potholes in the Zebra River
Some background on Friday’s geopuzzle
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