The BGS information management (geology) project populates and maintains a number of key geological databases and other information systems.
What is a landslide? Why do landslides happen? How to classify a landslide. Landslides in the UK and around the world.
The causes of earthquakes and the different types of tectonic boundaries and faults on which they usually occur.
Seismometers are used to record the seismic waves produced by earthquakes. Relative arrival times of these waves is used to determine earthquake location.
The extent of damage an earthquake causes depends not only on the magnitude of the earthquake, but also on local geology and on building techniques.
Sinkholes are hollows that are the result of some kind of collapse of an underlying layer of rock.
We are undertaking research aimed at reducing vulnerability, protecting resources and building resilience in response to substantial environmental changes.
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