Category Archives: geology

Was the Sichaun earthquake ‘boosted’ by reservoir loading?

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Did human development increase the seismic hazard in Sichuan?
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Categories: earthquakes, geohazards, geology

Geopuzzle #12

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Chris Rowan

This is not so much a puzzle as a mystery, in that I’m not entirely sure myself what this is: I do have a guess, of course, but I’ll be interested to see what all you clever folk think. Here’s … Continue reading →

Categories: geology, geopuzzling

The slow death of a sedimentary basin

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Chris Rowan

Time catches up with us all – even rocks…
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Categories: deep time, geology, tectonics

Earthquake in Iceland

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Chris Rowan

In which we fail to falsify plate tectonics
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Categories: earthquakes, geology, tectonics

What will Phoenix tell us about Martian geology?

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Chris Rowan

It’s not just about the search for life, you know…
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Categories: geology, planets