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Humans overtake nature as the biggest contributors to landscape

WEBWe excavate the planet for minerals and modify the landscape to develop our expanding cities and infrastructure. A study by Dr Anthony Cooper and his co-authors …

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Critical minerals in medicine

WEBRutile is an ore of titanium, with a global production of 13.3 million tonnes per year. Titanium is alloyed with other metals to create lightweight, strong materials that are used in …

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What causes the Earth's climate to change

WEBThese have been caused by many natural factors, including changes in the sun, emissions from volcanoes, variations in Earth’s orbit and levels of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Global …

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Updated radon map for Great Britain published

WEBThe update to the radon potential map of Great Britain, produced by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and BGS, is the first in over 10 years and provides an …

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Coordinate converter British Geological Survey (BGS)

WEBConvert BNG to lat/long. Enter a British National Grid six or seven figure number for both easting and northing to return decimal latitude and longitude. For example, 429157, …

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UK Soil Observatory

WEBThe Land Cover Map 2015 layer has been added to the map (if it wasn't already there) and the 'Imagery' basemap has been selected, you can use other basemaps e.g. street map …

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The greenhouse effect

WEBA greenhouse gas is called that because it absorbs infrared radiation from the Sun in the form of heat, which is circulated in the atmosphere and eventually lost to space. …

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Linking geochemistry and health in artisanal and small-scale gold

WEBLinking geochemistry and health in artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the Kakamega-Vihiga gold belt, Kenya PhD candidate Maureene Auma Ondayo is …

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Inorganic Geochemistry Facility

WEBInorganic Geochemistry Facility. BGS Science Facilities — Centre for Environmental Geochemistry. We undertake a wide range of research in the team, working closely in …

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How do earthquakes affect people

WEBSoft ground, based mostly on sediments such as those in flood plains, reclaimed land or former landfill, amplifies the effect of the earthquake vibrations, while harder rocks limit …

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Improving water security in the Philippines

WEBNear real-time groundwater monitoring and forecasting. The PhiGO website dashboard shows near real-time data for each well site in the project. Available data …

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Types of volcano

WEBthe way in which the magma reached the surface. Strictly speaking there are two broad types of volcano, a stratovolcano and a shield volcano, although there are lots of …

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Indicative Atlas of Radon

WEBIn collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), BGS released a significant update to the ‘Indicative Atlas for Radon in Great Britain’ and its underpinning data …

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UK Soil Observatory

WEBThe UK Soil Observatory (UKSO) is a collaboration of institutions providing and delivering information about the diverse soil types of the UK. The UKSO map viewer is free and …

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