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Project Acorn, a carbon dioxide transportation and storage system, is part of the Scottish Industrial Decarbonisation Cluster at St Fergus, Aberdeenshire. © Project Acorn
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New funding awarded for UK geological storage research

21/11/2025

A project that aims to investigate the UK’s subsurface resource to support net zero has been awarded funding and is due to begin its research.

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The aurora over West Linton on the Scottish Borders. Credit: Jez Everest
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UK braced for what could be the largest solar storm in over two decades

12/11/2025

Intense geomagnetic activity could disrupt technology such as communication systems, global positioning systems and satellite orbits.

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Fieldwork setting up the Abergavenny geomagnetic repeat station BGS © UKRI.
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NERC Tech Forum 2025

Event on 03/06/2025

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Valley and rock islands at Carlops. The telephone poles help emphasise the scale of the valley and serve as a useful analogue for the general spacing of ground-truth sites offshore, which often miss the variability of geological conditions. Offshore valleys formed by meltwater can be up to ten times larger than the one shown here, reaching several hundreds of metres in depth. BGS © UKRI.
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How the geology on our doorstep can help inform offshore infrastructure design

19/11/2025

BGS is part of a new collaboration using onshore field work to contextualise offshore data and update baseline geological models which can inform the sustainable use of marine resources.

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The map gives an indication of the landslides currently reported and entered in the National Landslide Database following Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis to date.
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Landslides triggered by Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis in the UK

21/02/2020

On Sunday 9 February 2020, Storm Ciara hit the UK with very high winds and intense rainfall causing widespread disruption and flooding.

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Map showing groundwater flood warnings (triangles) and alerts (dots) on the Chalk aquifer (dark green) in Wessex, on 18 Feb 2020.
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Groundwater flood warnings and alerts

20/02/2020

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(Left to right): Kate Royse (BGS Chief Digital Scientist); Ruth Edwards MP; Dr Karen Hanghøj (BGS Director); John Day (BGS IT security manager)
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British Geological Survey welcomes visit from Rushcliffe MP Ruth Edwards

12/02/2020

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Dr Karen Hanghøj receives an honorary doctorate. Image: British Geological Survey©UKRI
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BGS Director, Dr Karen Hanghøj, recognised with honorary doctorate

03/02/2020

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Professor Mike Stephenson British Geological Survey©UKRI
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Prof Mike Stephenson appointed to the EPSRC Energy Strategic Advisory Committee

03/02/2020

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Decade of free data at BGS
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Reflections on a decade of data

09/01/2020

Looking back at BGS's online portal for open-access data, OpenGeoscience.

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Professor John Rees (British Geological Survey©UKRI)
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Prof John Rees appointed BGS Chief Scientist for Multi-Hazards and Resilience

09/01/2020

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Will Santa get home safely? New World Magnetic Model reveals movements in the Earth’s magnetic field

18/12/2019

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