The Africa Groundwater Atlas is an online resource providing an introduction to the groundwater resources of 51 African countries, and a gateway to further information.
Medical geology is the study of the relationships between geoenvironmental factors and the health of plants, animals and humans.
Groundwater flooding accounts for an estimated £530 million in damages per year; geoscientific data can help to minimise its impact.
London Earth is part of a national programme, G-BASE, to measure and map the chemical status of the surface environment of Great Britain.
BGS has corporate policy positions on a range of geoscience topics. The science briefing papers allow BGS scientists to reflect and communicate their science in a succinct way to other experts, policymakers and the public.
BGS has welcomed the Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution which highlights the importance of geology and the ongoing need to support essential geoscientific research that will underpin the UK’s long term energy transition.
Operations at the Preston New Road shale gas site led to an atmospheric venting of 4.2 tonnes of methane gas that was detected at a nearby station installed by researchers from the University of Manchester as part of a project led by the British Geological Survey (BGS).
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