Category Archives: geology

Volcanoes: our noble allies in the battle against export productivity

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Finally, a blogospheric spat that actually matters. Craig McClain over at Deep Sea News has accused volcanoes of being the implacable enemies of marine life, based on new research linking them to some bouts of extreme ocean anoxia (where the … Continue reading →

Categories: climate science, environment, geology, tectonics, volcanoes

How to stop worrying and love your mapping project

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Some tips for effective field mapping
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Categories: basics, fieldwork, geology

Geopuzzle #12 (finally) revisited

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Chris Rowan

The answer? I dunno…
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Categories: Archean, geology, geopuzzling, past worlds

Geology: the (almost) musical

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Whilst reading through the song–related submissions to the current, geo-arty edition of the Accretionary Wedge, my mind was cast back to my dim and distant undergrad days, when no field trip was complete without sem-drunken final evening entertainments, and the … Continue reading →

Categories: bloggery, geology, tectonics