Accurately monitoring and eventually predicting landslide movement through scientific research.
The story of the Maharaja’s Well is not just cultural but is intimately bound up with the geology of the Chilterns Hills.
We work with partners worldwide to enhance understanding of hazards, vulnerability, exposure and risk to ensure our science is useful, usable and used.
Developing and using innovative Earth observation techniques to characterise and monitor Earth processes that affect lives and livelihoods.
BGS use drones to gain a perspective of the Earth that is simply not possible with instruments that are based on the ground.
The team are actively researching and developing new modelling and data analysis methods in geophysical tomography.
Providing geological data and interpretations concerning the safe storage and disposal of radioactive waste.
The BGS is researching past and current volcanism and volcanic hazards in the Main Ethiopian Rift.
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