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Landslide aftermath. © Timo Volz, Unsplash
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Studying multi-hazards from space

25/07/2024

A new European Space Agency-funded project will study the effect earthquakes have on occurrences of other natural hazards in the long-term.

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Scottish river in low flow. © Paul Glendell
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Warnings for Scottish farmers and distillers as new data indicates climate change may double number of droughts

23/07/2024

The agricultural and distilling sectors could face significant challenges after research finds the number of droughts in Scotland may double in the next 25 years.

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BGS Open Day 2024

Event on 08/06/2024

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Nine people in two groups (four to the left; five to the right) standing on grey rocks with brown cliffs behind them.
BGS blogs

The heat beneath our feet: BGS field visit to Tuscan geothermal systems

05/07/2024

BGS visits the active and fossilised geothermal systems of southern Tuscany, Italy.

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People on the steps at Regent's Canal, Granary Square, King's Cross, London. Source: VVShots/iStock 2020.
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BGS collaborates on new £1 million EPSRC-funded digital research project to help make urban growth more sustainable

28/06/2021

Novel research to develop a digital service for future water management and support efforts to make urban growth more sustainable.

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A view of the Chew Bahir lake in southern Ethiopia showing a current dry period. Photo by Julian Ruddock.
BGS blogs
Climate change and human migration out of Africa

23/06/2021

An international team of scientists have shown how climate change could have enabled the migration of Homo sapiens around 60 000 years ago.

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Volcan_Nyiragongo. Dgmuham, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Spaceborne data: an expanding role in disaster response

23/06/2021

Alessandro Novellino explains the importance of Earth observation to help facilitate successful emergency responses after natural hazard occurrences.

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BGS Digital data review 2021–22

18/06/2021

BGS is seeking a comprehensive understanding of the data ecosystem in which we operate, providing a detailed assessment of our current operating models and the options for our target operating model over the next 10 years.

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A wom,an pumping water from a public well in a street
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Improving water security in the Philippines

10/06/2021

Water supplies in parts of the Philippines are frequently scarce and supplies are often shut down. Intermittent water supply in parts of the country presents serious consequences to health.

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Sonic core drilling in the Olaroz Salar, Argentina.
BGS blogs
Lithium: a critical raw material for our journey to net zero

09/06/2021

Understanding the geology and natural resources of lithium will be vital as demand is forecast to significantly increase.

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BGS preparing fluid samples for noble gas testing at the Geoenergy Test Bed (GTB) Sutton Bonington BGS © UKRI 2020
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BGS part of successful Energy Research Accelerator to put Midlands region on the road to net zero

08/06/2021

The consortium of internationally-recognised research institutions will bring together expertise in energy research to help the UK to meet its ambitious net zero targets

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Expedition Rockall: 50 years on

08/06/2021

Dick Merriman, former BGS geologist, recounts his experience 50 years ago as part of a team to land on Rockall, a small, uninhabited islet in the Atlantic Ocean.

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