Author Archives: Chris Rowan

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Chris Rowan

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

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Chris Rowan

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

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Chris Rowan

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!

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Chris Rowan

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

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Chris Rowan

Earthquakes and Tectonics The big earthquake news this week was the latest spate of activity in Christchurch, New Zealand. The BBC posted some eyewitness accounts of the latest shaking, and the Trembling Earth blog collected the best Youtube clips of … Continue reading →

Categories: links