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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
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
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
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
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
Nice plan for content warnings on Mastodon and the Fediverse. Now you need a Mastodon/Fediverse button on this blog.