Author Archives: Chris Rowan

Geology on an epic scale: the Yellowstone caldera

To those with even a little geological knowledge, the view that presents itself as you drive into Yellowstone National Park through the South Entrance may not be quite what you expect. The park encompasses the giant caldera of a hotspot-fuelled … Continue reading

Categories: outcrops, photos, volcanoes

Stuff we linked to on Twitter last week

But first, we have some non Twitter links to share. Blogs in Motion We haven’t been the only people to change their blog addresses in the past couple of weeks. In fact, there’s a whole feed to keep track of … Continue reading

Categories: links

Friday focal mechanisms

A brief summary of the past two week’s significant earthquakes, and their tectonic context. Continue reading

Categories: earthquakes, geophysics

Standing up for serpentinite

The presence of serpentinite is like a big red flag telling geologists “interesting tectonic stuff here!”. But in California, that might not be the only red flag that you will be seeing in the future, if the state government have their way. Continue reading

Categories: antiscience, geology, public science, rocks & minerals, science education

The Gulf of Mexico spill is bad enough without turning it into a disaster movie

Debunking the methanepocalypse. Do we really need to pretend we’re in a Michael Bay movie? Continue reading

Categories: environment, geohazards