Groundwater flooding is one of the UK's most costly hazards, causing an estimated £530m in damages per year. The BGS Groundwater Flooding Susceptibility dataset highlights which areas are most susceptible, based on geological and hydrogeological conditions. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/mitigra...
Geoscience in the Arctic Circle 🧊 BGS scientists recently visited Svalbard to upgrade our logging instruments, which send live data, and take geophysical measurements to better understand the distribution of groundwater & glacier sediment electrical conductivity. gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref...
📢 New £38 million project to reduce the impact of floods and droughts. BGS will take a leading role in efforts to better predict the location and effects of extreme weather events: www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-38-...
Mining sand sustainably in The Gambia BGS geologists Tom Bide and Clive Mitchell recently travelled to The Gambia as part of our ongoing work aiming to reduce the impact of sand mining 👇 www.bgs.ac.uk/news/mining-...
Dr Sam Engwell is attending the IAVCEI COT-INTIMATE-THM conference in Sicily, Italy, presenting on explosive volcanic eruptions bringing new insights to the research community. Find out more in the associated research paper 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
New hazard maps set to help safeguard UK offshore energy industry. Enhanced mapping of the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is being made available to the public for the first time, providing greater insight into the occurrence of earthquake hazard offshore. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-haz...
Now that's a gneiss map! Earlier this year BGS' mental health and wellbeing team invited staff to create the 'beadrock' geology of the UK out of craft beads. It's based on the UK & Ireland map published by BGS in 2017 and is now on display in our Keyworth HQ.
🚨Calling all students aged 13 to 18 yrs 🚨 BGS is offering two virtual work experience programmes, designed to introduce you to the diverse career opportunities within the geosciences and environmental science sectors. Find out more and apply via 👇 www.bgs.ac.uk/about-bgs/wo...
'The solar pump revolution could bring water to millions of Africans but it must be sustainable and fair' In today's Guardian, Prof Alan MacDonald, BGS head of groundwater, explores the potential for solar power to transform water security in Africa👇 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Solar power could enable 400 million Africans without water to tap into groundwater aquifers. However, we must ensure smaller projects do not lose out in the rush for new technology
Quiz time! Can you guess these famous geological landmarks from around the world using just emojis? Let’s see how many you can crack! (countries included because we are nice like that 😜) 1.👁🏜 (Mauritania) 2.🟡⛰️🏞 (USA) 3.🔮⛰(Mexico) 4.🚇🌊 (Philippines) 5.🐎👞↪️ (USA) #Fridayfun