Monthly Archives: July 2022

Just published: can sandbox models be educational and fun?

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Chris Rowan

Just out: a paper by me and education expert Bridget Mulvey grapples with the question: analogue sandbox models are cool, but are they effective teaching tools? Analogue sandbox models are a way of demonstrating tectonic deformation processes in the classroom: the … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, publication, science education, structures, tectonics

The long-term seismic impact of mega thrust earthquakes

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Chris Rowan

Here’s a very interesting analysis of aftershock patterns in the wake of M9+ megathrust events: the aftershocks in a ‘core’ region closest to the rupture shut off within a few years of the main shock, after which seismicity might remain … Continue reading →

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geology