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On 24 July 2012, the BGS Landslide Response Team received reports of a large rock fall on the Jurassic Coast at Burton Bradstock in Dorset.
Tragically, 22-year-old Charlotte Blackman from Derbyshire was killed in the incident. The public have been advised to stay away from the cliffs.
It was reported that approximately 400 tons of rock fell in two rock-fall events approximately 20 minutes apart at around 12:30.
More about the Burton Bradstock rock fall
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- marine operations and engineering
- borehole drilling
- geophysical observatories
- borehole geophysics
- remote sensing laboratory
- 3D visualisation facility
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iGeology 3D is a free smartphone app that 'paints' a geological map on the ground around you.
Look at the landscape through your phone's camera and see the geological map painted on the ground - augmented reality geology!
- tap any landscape feature you can see and iGeology 3D will tell you about the rocks
- turn your phone in any direction to look around
- walk around the landscape and the view will move with you!
More about iGeology 3D
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The BGS has a conference suite and well-equipped meeting rooms at its Keyworth office near Nottingham. Rooms can be hired by the day or half-day.
Our meeting rooms accommodate between 12 and 50 people, while the De la Beche Conference Suite seats up to 150. We offer competitive rates, in-house buffet catering and free car parking making BGS Keyworth an ideal venue for hosting meetings, training days and conferences.
If you would like to arrange a viewing or would like to enquire about availability, please contact our events manager on 0115 936 3112 or BGS Event Booking.
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The quantitative maps of groundwater productivity, storage, and depth to groundwater can be downloaded below. Each map is available as a high resolution pdf file.
The quantitative maps are the first produced for Africa and are underpinned by dedicated case studies and systematic data/literature reviews. They are designed to show information at the continental, or regional scale (nominally at 1:20M).
Detailed description of the methodology, and a full list of data sources, used to develop the groundwater storage and productivity maps can be found in the peer-reviewed paper (Quantitative maps of groundwater resources in Africa) on the maps and supplementary material, published in Environmental Research Letters.
More about Groundwater resilience to climate change in Africa or download digital groundwater maps of Africa
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Scotland's Geodiversity Charter was launched in Edinburgh on 6 June 2012. The Charter is the work of the Scottish Geodiversity Forum, with support from the Scottish Government, Scottish Natural Heritage, the British Geological Survey (BGS) and GeoConservationUK
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In response to the work of the Natural Hazards Partnership, the BGS has prepared a number of Geohazard notes to provide relevant summary information for some of the geohazards that could affect the UK.
The Geohazard notes provide information on how and why the hazard occurs, how it is measured, locations susceptible to the hazard and possible worst case scenarios.
The notes also give details on how the BGS and collaborating organisations respond to such hazards.
More about the Natural Hazards Partnership and the BGS Geohazard Notes
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- My house is affected by flooding, could it be groundwater?
- What steps can I take to reduce the effect of groundwater flooding on my property?
- What data does BGS provide on groundwater flooding?
- How can I check if groundwater flooding has occurred at my property in the past?
- How well do BGS groundwater flooding maps indicate the susceptibility at an individual house?
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We are also developing a pilot groundwater monitoring network for Glasgow
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