Category Archives: geohazards

Earthquake prediction: if only

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Any geologist would be celebrating a genuine, proven, method of earthquake prediction: but we’re clearly not there yet.
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geology

Tectonics of the L’Aquila Earthquake

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Chris Rowan

Some geological background on the 6.3 near L’Aquila, Italy.
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geology, tectonics

Volcano monitoring good: Republican antiscientism getting tedious

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Chris Rowan

The geoblogosphere has rightly been up in arms today about the idiotic comments of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who ended his list of examples of what he viewed as wasteful spending in the US stimulus bill by decrying the $140 … Continue reading →

Categories: antiscience, environment, geohazards, ranting

Satellite Imagery of the Australian Bush Fires

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Chris Rowan

NASA’s Earth observatory has posted a couple of images of the bush fires currently devastating southeast Australia. 7 February 9 February The sheer scale of these fires is scary; presumably, things are not helped by the drought Australia has been … Continue reading →

Categories: environment, geohazards