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Author Archives: Megan O'Donnell
Monitoring Mt Etna: an eruptive internship
This guest post is written by Josh Brown, about his two months interning at the Etna Volcano Observatory in Sicily. Continue reading
Fire of Love: a volcanic romance
Katia and Maurice Krafft loved two things — each other and volcanoes. Continue reading
A new focus: Climate & Ecology
Dan Lunt writes about his personal reflections on the recent international climate summit, COP26, where representatives of countries from all over the world descended on Glasgow to make a difference. Continue reading
The outcome of COP26 – what does it mean for geoscience?
Flo Bullough and Megan O’Donnell share their reflections on the second week of international negotiations at the 26th UN Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. The second week of the long-awaited 2021 UN climate conference has culminated in the announcement of the Glasgow Climate Pact. This international agreement strengthens global ambitions to mitigate the … Continue reading
This week at COP26 – what does it mean for geoscience?
Updates from the first week of the 26th UN Conference of the Parties in Glasgow. Continue reading
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the Geological Society
In late 2014, we signed up to the Science Council Declaration on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, committing us to promoting a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion within the geoscience community. Continue reading
The secret world of Antarctica’s volcanoes
Renowned for its desolate and unforgiving landscape, Antarctica is the driest, coldest, windiest continent on the planet. Continue reading
Earth Science Week 2021!
e the amazing ways in which the geoscience community are working to bring geology into the wider world through innovative outreach projects. Continue reading
Melting ice sheets & the mystery of rapid historical sea level rise
Towards the end of the Last Glacial Period, 14,650 years ago, one of the most rapid sea-level rises of recent geological time occurred… Continue reading
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