Category Archives: geohazards

What on Google Earth?*

Jani has been exploring the Sahara Desert using Google Earth, and would like to know if this structure in southeast Algeria is a crater or not (it can be found at 22 48′ N 9 29′ E): Before I give … Continue reading

Categories: geohazards, geology, planets

Lusi update

The latest from Lusi It’s been some time since I last checked in on Lusi, the mad-made mud volcano, but this account of conditions on the ground in the Christian Science Monitor prompted me to check out the latest satellite … Continue reading

Categories: geohazards, Lusi

Seismic hazards of the world

This is the Global Sesimic Hazard Assessment Program’s global hazard map: Andrew Alden of About.com geology has produced a nice little resource by taking the high-resolution data freely available on the GSHAP website and breaking it down into a series … Continue reading

Categories: geohazards

Bangladesh: young, flat, and vulnerable

Fellow Sciblings Sheril and Chris have done a sterling job of covering the impact of Cyclone Sidr, which struck Bangladesh at the end of last week. Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to the large storm surges generated by such events, thanks … Continue reading

Categories: geohazards

Mount Kelud calms down

The Indonesian Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation has downgraded the alert level for Mount Kelud, and allowed villagers evacuated from the slopes of the mountain to return to their homes. Since I can’t translate Indonesian, I can’t give … Continue reading

Categories: geohazards, volcanoes