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Results 16 to 20 of 22 in Institute of Geophysics and Tectonics

The School of Earth and Environment will be strongly represented at the 2017 AGU Fall Meeting that’s in New Orleans this year (11th – 15th December).

holuhraun volcano, Iceland

Shrinking glacier cover could lead to increased volcanic activity in Iceland, warn scientists.

Surface lake on the Greenland ice sheet. Credit: CF Dow

Seismic surveys challenge the view that recent slowdowns in Greenland’s ice flow will continue in the long term, says a new study.

Rock fragments brought to the seafloor by massive mud volcanoes have given scientists new clues about how far life may extend into the Earth’s interior.

Map of South Island of New Zealand showing effects of 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.

A new study shows dramatic data from the last year’s major earthquake in Kaikoura, New Zealand, that will change the way scientists think about earthquake hazards in tectonic plate boundary zones.