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.
Carbon capture and storage involves capturing carbon dioxide at emission sources, such as power stations, then transporting and storing it underground.
BGS is committed to research aimed at slowing down the effects of a changing climate, whilst helping society to become resilient to climate change.
A short walk around Holyrood Park provides an insight into the geological history of area from the Carboniferous Period to now.
It may seem unwise to choose to live with such a hazardous neighbour as a volcano. There are a number of reasons why people live alongside volcanoes.
Energy Act 2016 regulations require operators working on the UK continental shelf to deposit representative samples of core and cuttings at the NGR. Collection images can be viewed using the hydrocarbon wells samples database.
The BGS is the accredited Marine Environment Data and Information Network data archive centre for geology, geophysics and backscatter data.
The BGS information management (geology) project populates and maintains a number of key geological databases and other information systems.
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