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Author Archives: georeceptionist

100 Great Geosites

100 Great Geosites Nomination: Fyfield Down

Posted on April 15, 2014 by georeceptionist • 1 Comment

Fyfield Down, part of the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire, is an example of chalk downland cut with a network of dry valleys, and has one of the best assemblages of sarsen stones in Britain. Continue reading →

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Four glorious weather forecasts

Posted on March 7, 2014 by georeceptionist • Leave a comment

Being British, there is little I like more than a nice weather forecast. For our final Climate Week blog trick, here are a few for you to enjoy – if you have any favourites of your own, let us know. Oh boy! The Jim Kosek style of forecasting is really what this country lacked during … Continue reading →

Science communication

Four Strange Effects of Climate Change

Posted on March 5, 2014 by georeceptionist • 5 Comments

You may be preparing yourself for rising sea levels and more extreme weather events, but as part of our Climate Week blog series, here are four peculiar effects of climate change you may not have anticipated… More Pizzly Bears Although Pizzly (or Grolar) bears – that is, Grizzly-Polar bear hybrids – have occasionally been bred in captivity, … Continue reading →

Advent calendar / Miscellaneous

Door 13: Geoscientists in fiction (part two)

Posted on December 13, 2013 by georeceptionist • 7 Comments

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Advent calendar / Miscellaneous

Door eight: Geoscientists in fiction (part one)

Posted on December 8, 2013 by georeceptionist • 8 Comments

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