This essay was written for the Greenwell Cup on the processes which form Dartmoor’s landscapes. Assess the relative importance of both endogenic and exogenic processes in the formation of Dartmoor’s characteristic landscape.   Geomorphological processes that happen underground are described as endogenic, whereas exogenic geomorphological processes are those that occur above ground: both are necessary in forming any landscape, but endogenic processes are more important in … Continue reading Dartmoor’s Processes and Landscape

Volcanic eruptions are notoriously hard to predict, let alone model. When they erupt, they can cause catastrophic devastation to livelihoods dependent on them. This factsheet looks at the ways that eruptions can be predicted and modelled; an imperfect yet vital science. Continue reading Monitoring Volcanoes