Author Archives: Chris Rowan

Lusi: not man-made after all?

Was the mud volcano triggered by an earthquake rather than poor drilling practice?
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geology, Lusi, paper reviews

Precambrian black smokers

I’ve been reading a few news items today about fossilized black smoker chimneys from China. This rang a few bells, as I wrote about a paper which talked about exactly the same thing on ye olde blog back in January. … Continue reading

Categories: fossils, geology

My drowning homeland

Pictures, and thoughts, on the recent flooding in the UK
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Categories: climate science, environment, public science

Nuclear ‘green’, renewables not?

Is building a few nuclear power plants better than covering the country with windmills?
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Categories: environment

Earthquake activity in Indonesia

There have been some reports of a magnitude 6.1 earthquake shaking things up in eastern Indonesia. More info from the USGS: The media report that there was a tsunami warning issued, which seemed a little odd: you’re not going to … Continue reading

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards