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Living in multi-hazard environments
Assessing geological hazard information to improve detection and forecasting of geo-hazards and build on current disaster risk management practices.
BGS maps out priorities with five-year strategy
BGS publishes its new strategy for 2023 to 2028, 'Understanding our Earth'.
Below the bonnie banks: mapping Loch Lomond’s underwater landslides
Using high-resolution, multibeam bathymetry and shallow seismic imaging, BGS’s marine geoscience and landslides teams are mapping historic landslides under the waters of Loch Lomond.
Six BGS datasets for assessing shrink–swell subsidence hazards
Shrink–swell subsidence is one of the most significant geological hazards affecting the UK. BGS has six datasets to help assess the problem.
The Kahraman Maraş earthquake sequence, Turkey/Syria, 2023
Two large earthquakes occurred within hours of each other on 6 February 2023.
Property subsidence assessment: helping to mitigate shrink–swell hazard risk
The BGS Property Subsidence Assessment dataset provides insurers and homeowners with tools to better understand shrink–swell and the risk it poses to homes and businesses.
One year on: reflections on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption
The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Volcano in January 2022 has highlighted a global unpreparedness for the impacts from large-scale global events.
MYRIAD-EU: shifting the paradigm in disaster risk management
How changing our approach to disaster risk reduction practices can create a more resilient future.