The BGS is the accredited Marine Environment Data and Information Network data archive centre for geology, geophysics and backscatter data.
BGS is committed to research aimed at slowing down the effects of a changing climate, whilst helping society to become resilient to climate change.
Gases in the Earth's atmosphere act as an insulating blanket around the planet, trapping more of the Sun’s heat.
Geological records demonstrate that there have been a number of large variations in Earth’s climate in the past.
We recognise the important role we has in managing the impact of our day-to-day operations on the environment and in promoting the principles of sustainability in all of our activities.
The Gault Formation was deposited in the Cretaceous and crops out from East Anglia to west Dorset, and from north-east Kent to Sussex.
A short walk around Holyrood Park provides an insight into the geological history of area from the Carboniferous Period to now.
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