Monthly Archives: October 2009

Two large earthquakes, two unusual focal mechanisms

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Chris Rowan

A quick look at the causes of this weeks’ big earthquakes in Samoa and Indonesia
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geology

Chris on the radio

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Completely out of the blue, I’ve asked to participate in a discussion on natural disasters on the BBC World Service. The topic is presumably prompted by the two recent large earthquakes near Samoa and Indonesia, and it seems they want … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, public science

Geobloggers need your help to give kids the Earth (Science)

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Anne Jefferson

This year the collective of geo-bloggers is getting in on the DonorsChoose challenge and trying to fund projects that bring Earth Science into the classroom (or bring classrooms outside onto the Earth).
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Categories: bloggery, by Anne