Rip currents – you’ve been warned
A rocky mound, 1500m above, and 119.44 km straight-line distance from the sea, is about as far as one can […]
Ropes, pillows and tubes; modern analogues for ancient volcanic structures
Analogies are the stuff of science. In geology, we frequently employ modern analogies of physical, chemical, or biological processes to
Polar bears do not live in the Antarctic, there are no Penguins in the Arctic. The asymmetry of the poles
This post is about asymmetry – the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions. They are the most frigid places on Earth,
Islands with attitude; the devastation wrought by collapse of oceanic volcanoes
Krakatoa, 1883, and the seas shivered. The eruption, one of the largest in recorded history, delivered tsunamis that swept away
A Murex tattoo
The Saturday Evening Post, March 4, 1944, featured on its cover the iconic Norman Rockwell portrait of The Tattoo Artist.
Climate Change; a Geological Perspective, Groundwater - geofluids, SciComm, Science in Context
Nitrate in excess; a burgeoning global contamination problem
A “Nitrate timebomb”. Last week’s media metaphor (Nov 10, 2017), was no doubt intended to create visions of dire deeds.
Subcutaneous oceans on distant moons; Enceladus and Europa
Our blue Earth, rising above the lunar horizon, is an abiding image of our watery state that must evoke an
Lahars; train-wreck geology
Christmas morning in New Zealand is synonymous with mid-summer barbecues at the beach, deservedly lazy times, perhaps a bit of
Overture to a cave; the spectacle of jointing in ancient basalt lava flows
Saturday August 8, 1829, Felix Mendelssohn and his traveling companion Karl Klingemann, took a boat trip to Fingal’s Cave, the
Dirt; Soil degradation is a global problem we inflict on ourselves
The media loves hyperbole. In some ways they remind me of ‘The end is nigh’ cartoon guy. This week (Oct