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Lithium resources, and their potential to support battery supply chains, in Africa
14/07/2021
A new BGS report reviews known resources of lithium, and engagement in the battery supply chain, across key African countries.
Engineers invited to take part in survey to improve understanding of cost estimates for UK brownfield sites
07/07/2021
Quantity surveyors and civil engineers have until the end of July to take part in a survey that will help to improve the accuracy of indicative cost estimates for UK brownfield sites.
Community integration with weather-related hazard adaption and mitigation in Vietnam
Event on 15/06/2021
Using satellite imagery for emergency disaster response
06/07/2021
BGS has a long history of assisting relief efforts by providing satellite maps, data and interpretation to those affected by disasters, helping to identify hazardous areas to avoid.
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BGS announced as Midlothian Climate Beacon partner for COP26
03/06/2021
The National Mining Museum Scotland, in partnership with the British Geological Survey, has been selected as the Midlothian Climate Beacon for COP26.
Sustainable groundwater management underpins food security in South Asia
01/06/2021
The most intensively cultivated areas of South Asia are crucial for regional food security and have become global hotspots of groundwater exploitation.
The Great North Run
28/05/2021
The directions of true, grid and magnetic north will, for the first time, coincide at various locations in Great Britain between 2022 and 2026.
CO2 storage testbed: working with the industrial clusters
28/05/2021
Carbon capture, usage and storage will play a significant role in the UK achieving national emissions reduction targets
Could abandoned coal mines in Glasgow support the UK’s net zero ambitions?
27/05/2021
The UK Geoenergy Observatory will allow scientists to better understand the processes and impacts of using warm water underneath UK cities as a sustainable heat source
International Day for Biological Diversity
22/05/2021
At BGS we have a series of initiatives aimed at promoting various species of plants and animals on our sites.
Scientists reveal the submarine cause of the Anak Krakatau volcanic tsunami of December 2018
21/05/2021
Scientists have been able to study the marine deposits of a deadly volcanic island landslide-tsunami at Anak Krakatau, Indonesia, using modern hydroacoustic equipment.
