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BGS collaborates with Icelandic colleagues to assess windfarm suitability
Iceland’s offshore geology, geomorphology and climate present all the elements required for renewable energy resources.
Glacial, periglacial and permafrost modelling
Glacier ice and permafrost have important implications for global water security and energy infrastructure
What lies beneath Loch Lomond?
BGS geoscientists have visualised what lies beneath the waves of Loch Lomond, revealing an image of the loch bed and various sedimentary features of the subsurface.
Notes from an applied glacial geology field course in Norfolk
Marine geoscientist Catriona MacDonald and urban geologist Raushan Arnhardt share their experiences from a recent trip to north Norfolk to learn more about glacial geology.
The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy
The mysterious Parallel Roads of Glen Roy have attracted visitors for hundreds of years – but how did they form?
Project findings provide essential insight into the last British–Irish ice sheet
Understanding more about the north-west European continental shelf and improving forecasting for the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets.
Glaciers retreat; soils emerge – summer fieldwork at 79°N
Studying the evolution of newly emerging soils uncovered by retreating glaciers on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.
Glacier monitoring
The BGS uses cutting-edge technology in Iceland to monitor how glaciers and their surrounding landscape change over time, and how they respond to climate.