BGS in the media Oct 2011
Archive of news and articles featuring BGS science and scientists in Oct 2011
Sat, 29 October 2011
Our coal industry is in tatters and the gas is running out. Is there an alternative? Incredibly, there really is
Mail on Sunday
Mail on Sunday
Beneath swathes of the UK lie billions of pounds worth of shale gas. And now we can get to it...analysis at two test sites and results from earlier 'dry' holes made by firms which were looking for conventional oil and gas, is scientific and credible, says Nigel Smith of the British Geological Survey. But it is also only the beginning...
Fri, 28 October 2011
ANDRA, the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency, has completed a rigorous two year analysis into GeoVisionary and has given the system the official go-ahead...We were wowed the first time we encountered GeoVisionary at the British Geological Survey. The idea of being able to visualise all our data in 3D, including photos, GoCad geological data, borehole data, details of geological faults, geological maps..
Fri, 28 October 2011
There really is gold in those hills - enough for a king's ransom. Scotgold Resources Ltd has just been given planning permission to open Scotland's first gold mine since gold was mined 500 years ago at Leadhills to make the Scottish crown jewels...research being undertaken at the University of Leicester, in conjunction with Scotgold Resources and in collaboration with researchers at Aberdeen and Glasgow Universities and the British Geological Survey, will be key to finding the next gold mine.
Tue, 25 October 2011
(Reuters) - Turkey is much better placed to deal with its latest earthquake since overhauling its emergency operations in the past decade, but international experts questioned on Monday its decision to rebuff many outside offers of help...'The problem is the enforcing of the building code on the ground,' said Roger Musson, a seismologist with the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh.
Thu, 20 October 2011
GeoExposures!
Geoscientist Online
Geoscientist Online
The geological community in the UK has long recognised that scientifically important information revealed in temporary exposures of bedrock and superficial Quaternary deposits is frequently lost to science. This is largely due to the ephemeral nature of the exposures and the inability of the geoscience community to respond at short notice...taken forward at the British Geological Survey (BGS)...
Thu, 20 October 2011
Elsevier plugs centuries of data into oil & gas map
Information Age
Information Age
Corporations given easy access to scientific data through Elsevier's map interface...Oil and gas companies can now get easy access to 200 years of scientific research, after a partnership between Elsevier and the Geological Society of London sees more than 165000 different geological maps brought together on a single platform...Richard Hughes, the director of information at the British Geological Survey...
Wed, 19 October 2011
Top 10 gold producing nations
rediff Business
rediff Business
With markets across the world suffering from severe jolts, investors are turning towards gold as the safest option to put their money in...Gold prices rose to dizzying heights in India in recent times...While this is good news for investors in the yellow metal, it is bad news for those who are planning to buy gold jewellery...British Geological Survey recently published a list of countries by production of gold - (World Mineral Production 2005-2009).
Mon, 17 October 2011
September saw a continuation of the marked spatial variation in rainfall across the UK which has been featured throughout 2011. The lowest monthly rainfall totals coincided with those areas for which long-term rainfall deficiencies were already substantial. There was, therefore, little amelioration of drought conditions in affected areas of England...operated by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in conjunction with the British Geological Survey.
Thu, 13 October 2011
Huge swathes of Britain are up for grabs in a new round of gas exploration licences which the government is due to issue soon. Could this be the answer to cheaper energy bills?...Looking over the maps he drew up for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), Nigel Smith, a geologist working for the British Geological Survey, highlights which areas of the UK contain the most potential for gas exploration...
Wed, 12 October 2011
BGS serves up data-to-go
Geoconnexion
Geoconnexion
The British Geological Survey (BGS) is developing innovative ways to open up access to
its geospatial data. Wayne Shelley, Andrew Marchant, Patrick Bell and Keith Westhead
explain how
Tue, 11 October 2011
Our preoccupation with short-term access to high-tech metals ignores the potential of a more circular economy to increase economic resilience...The British Geological Survey's 2011 risk list, published a couple of weeks ago...
Sat, 8 October 2011
Huge Cornwall cliff collapse caught on camera
The Telegraph
The Telegraph
The dramatic collapse of the cliff was caught on camera on the North Cornish coast between Godrevy and Porthreath back in September and posted online last week.
Fri, 7 October 2011
Massive Cornwall rockfall captured on video
The Guardian
The Guardian
...Engineering geologist Pete Hobbs of the British Geological Survey said: "That is some of the best footage I've ever seen of a rock-fall." He estimated that about 100,000 tonnes of rock had fallen into the sea...
"You get something like this once every five years maybe. The chances of catching this on video are incredibly slim: I suspect the cameraman must have noticed something.
Fri, 7 October 2011
Massive Cornwall rockfall captured on video
The Guardian
The Guardian
...Engineering geologist Pete Hobbs of the British Geological Survey said: "That is some of the best footage I've ever seen of a rock-fall." He estimated that about 100,000 tonnes of rock had fallen into the sea...
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