Author Archives: Chris Rowan

Update: Christchurch aftershocks

As the aftershocks of the Darfield quake continue, where do the future seismic dangers lie? Continue reading

Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, tectonics

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

Earthquakes Nice commentary on the aftermath of the latest Christchurch earthquakes; with some interesting geological information. http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5161630/A-rubbish-week 18 months after Haiti quake, many still living in tents or ‘transitional’ shelters (‘slightly better tents’) http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hCyPZAKUq7WITsjipX2VG5d-4Jeg No surprise, then, that people feel … Continue reading

Categories: links

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

Categories: basics, geology, hydrology, tectonics

Seismo-volcanism in Eritrea

The Great Rift Valley marks where East Africa is slowly attempting to break away from the rest of the African continent, at a rate of less than a centimetre a year. At the north-eastern end of the rift, where it … Continue reading

Categories: earthquakes, focal mechanisms, tectonics

Anne is a Strange Quark, AKA awesome science writer!

When Anne first started blogging on Highly Allochthonous, I introduced her first post with the words: I let her post this on the condition that she not show me up by being clearly smarter and a better writer than I … Continue reading

Categories: bloggery