Find out about the different types of volcanic hazards that put human lives, livelihoods or infrastructure at risk of harm.
BGS was involved in Technical Co-operation projects in Sumatra with the Indonesian Ministry of Mines and Energy since 1975.
Subsidence caused by shrinking and swelling of the ground can lead to financial loss. How can you mitigate against it?
Kuala Lumpur’s geology is complex; with karstic limestone, granites and interbedded sediments that make construction complex and give rise to geohazards, including sinkholes and landslides.
Maps of groundwater resources for public supply in the UK show the regional variation in reliance on groundwater supplies. Water companies have estimated how climate change and sustainability reductions will affect these supplies by 2045.
BGS geologists Tom Bide and Clive Mitchell travelled to The Gambia as part of our ongoing work aiming to reduce the impact of sand mining.
The BGS has extensive experience acquiring and processing hyperspectral data for a range of geological applications.
The offshore GeoIndex shows the range of marine geoscience data held by the BGS within the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC).
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