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Latest press release
Study shows boreholes are key to drought resilience in Ethiopia
Installing more boreholes to tap underground water will improve rural Ethiopian communities' resilience to drought, according to a new report.
Shale gas resource estimate generates debate in scientific journal Nature Communications
New research from the University of Nottingham, supported by the British Geological Survey (BGS) and published in Nature Communications, has found through new, innovative techniques that resources within the Bowland Shale Formation could be lower than first thought.
Science briefings
FAQs about BGS research for journalists and policy makers
- Carbon capture and storage: BGS research
- Environmental Baseline Monitoring in Lancashire
- Groundwater flooding
- Radioactive waste: BGS research
- Radioactive waste: Siting a repository
- Shale Gas: BGS research
- What are landslides and what causes them?
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