Why are dikes awesome?
A dike is a planar igneous intrusion that cuts through the existing rocks. They have always fascinated me - and in this episode, I talk a little about them and why I think they are awesome!Support th...
9 Syys 20226min
Why is Iceland an island?
Why does the island of Iceland exist? Learn how two major geological phenomena occur together to make this amazing and unique place on our planet. Plate Tectonics and Mantle Plumes interact to provi...
2 Syys 20225min
Why are some volcanic eruptions, like Tonga and Krakatoa, so explosive?
In this episode I discous how magma chemistry and water work together to create the massive explosive eruptions of Tonga (January 15th, 2022) and Krakatoa (1883).Support the show
18 Tammi 20227min
Why is Hawaii such a great learning laboratory
Hawaii is a wonderful place to see, learn and teach about aspects of Earth Science. In this episode I mention six reasons Hawaii is a place to visit if you love Earth science.Support the show
14 Tammi 20229min
Volcanic eruptions - how we monitor what a volcano is doing
Reducing the risk to people of volcanic eruptions is an important job for geoscientists. In this episode, we talk about four tools geoscientists can use including earthquakes, deformation, gases, and...
28 Helmi 20218min
Rivers - simple morphology and classification
Rivers are so important as they provide water for drinking and agriculture. They are also important as they move mountains (over time) to the ocean! In this episode, we talk about the basic morpho...
19 Helmi 20218min
Banded Iron Formations and what they tell us about the Earth's evolution
The formation of Banded Iron Formations (BIFs) are so important as a resource of the element iron, but also as they tell us about how our atmosphere evolved some 2,500 million years ago. In this epis...
6 Helmi 202110min
Earth's natural (geological) resources - what are they?
What are the six groups of natural geological resources that humans have learned to utilize to build our society into the form that we now live within? Humans have been using water, ores, aggregate...
30 Tammi 20219min
