Astronomy, Cycles and Climate Change
Cycle: ( noun) A series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order (Oxford Dictionary) How Milankovitch cycles […]
Digressions, SciComm, Science in Context
Dali Wasn’t Nuts; the Creativity of Science
Salvador Dali – his art and science Art can be thought of as (among other things) the construction of sensory
Climate Change; a Geological Perspective, Digressions, SciComm, Science in Context
The crosses I bear
I have had occasion recently to bear the brunt of criticism about some of the decisions one makes in life.
The Bubbles That Changed our Perspective on the World’s Climate
One of my geology field seasons in the Canadian Arctic worked out of a base-camp on Axel Heiberg Island (west
Marrying Fossils, Isotopes and Geological time
Fossils and Strata; Relative geological time When one sedimentary layer overlies another, we can be fairly certain that the lowermost
Measures of Temperature in the Bowels of the Earth
We don’t need to look far to see evidence that the interior of the earth is hot; geysers and
Geological Trappings; Carbon Capture and Storage
CCS – what is it? Carbon dioxide is a significant by-product of oil and natural gas production at the well-head,
Class 5; In The Shadow Of The Volcano
Pucon, Chile Kayaking on a volcano Pucon is a tourist destination, nestled between rugged hills and Largo (Lake) Villarrica
The sea level equation
Sea levels have risen and fallen countless times over geological history. We see this in the way successive strata are
Out of Sight but no longer out of mind; Hidden sources of carbon dioxide and methane
With the general emphasis on carbon emissions from fossil fuels and the ensuing discussions on climate change, we tend to