Why geophysics? For engineers, geologists, and humanitarians
Geophysics is now on Netflix. From water for refugees, mine safety, and even archaeology, Alastair McClymont’s projects feature in documentaries.
The Antarctic secret that could swamp the world
The journey from ice to water seems simple. It’s a transformation even schoolchildren grasp. Yet apply it to polar ice and rising sea levels and
Liberating the world from an explosive legacy
The role of geoscience in locating the unexploded bombs that claim lives, endanger workers and threaten construction across the world.
Why offshore windfarms fear what lies on the seabed
Undersea unexploded ordnance (UXO) are a risk to windfarm construction in the UK’s North Sea, with a historical twist that makes detecting them more complex
Unexploded ordnance in strange places
Oasis montaj and UXO software were also the chosen tools of SAND Geophysics who were called in by the Port of London Authority Hydrographic Service
Ships, scrolls and speeding ice
Five ways geoscience and geophysical surveys are unlocking secrets around the world. 1.Finding lost ships In search of historic wrecks consumed by sand In 1776
Drones, making light of geophysical surveying
With development initially driven by the military, drones have expanded into a plethora of new sectors and are now common in mapping geology and targets of
How much pressure is the world’s groundwater under, and can it bounce back?
Groundwater is the source for around half the world’s drinking water. Irrigation and agriculture are even more reliant on it. Extraction has increased – that
