In response to the work of the Natural Hazards Partnership, BGS has prepared a number of geohazard notes to provide relevant summary information for some of the geohazards that could affect the UK. They 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.
Geohazard notes downloads
Coastal erosion
- Coastal erosion geohazard notes
- What is coastal erosion and why does it occur?
- What are the consequences and costs to the UK economy?
Landslides
- Landslides geohazard notes
- How is the hazard characterised?
- Where are the locations that are susceptible to landslides in the UK?
Collapsible ground
- Collapsible ground geohazard notes
- What is collapsible ground?
- Why does it occur?
Compressible ground
- Compressible ground geohazard notes
- What is compressible ground?
- What problems can it cause?
Seismic hazard
- Seismic hazard geohazard notes
- Why do earthquakes occur?
- What threat are they to the UK?
- Earthquake monitoring in the UK
Groundwater flooding
- Groundwater flooding geohazard notes
- Why does groundwater flooding occur?
- What is the impact and cost to the UK economy?
Soluble rocks
- Soluble rocks geohazard notes
- What are soluble rocks?
- What are the hazards from soluble rocks in the UK?
Space weather and geomagnetism
- Geomagnetism geohazard notes
- What is space weather?
- What are the consequences of it occurring?
- What is the cost to the UK economy?
Volcanic hazard
- Volcanic hazards geohazard notes
- What causes the different volcanic hazards?
- What are the consequences and costs to the UK economy?
Shrink–swell
- Ground shrinking and swelling geohazard notes
- What is shrink-swell and why does it occur?
- What is the cost to the UK economy?
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