This theme provides information on the suitability of a geological material for foundations as part of a suite of GIS layers for different engineering parameters.
BGS is committed to research aimed at slowing down the effects of a changing climate, whilst helping society to become resilient to climate change.
This theme provides information on the excavatability of geological deposits at surface.
Temperature rises can affect agriculture, sea levels and the frequency of extreme weather incidents. We can study past climate change by looking at the evidence in rocks, fossils and changes in the landscape.
The Earth beneath our feet is constantly shifting and moving, and violently with catastrophic and immediate results. Find out more about earth hazards.
The National Landslide Database is the most extensive source of information on landslides in Great Britain with over 17 000 records.
The Mercia Mudstone Group was deposited in the Triassic and underlies much of central and southern England.
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