Natural Hazards

From earthquakes to hurricanes, natural hazards can occur above or below us. What causes them, and what areas are most at risk? And how can geologists help?

Here are the questions you have sent in that we have answered. If you have a question you would a geologist to answer, email askageologist@geolsoc.org.uk. Click on the questions below to read the explanation given by one of our geologists.

• Is Earth's rotation slowing down?
• Why is the Iceland eruption so violent?
• Activity of the earth’s crust
• Seismic events in London
• Slow movement of tectonic plates
• Greek eruption makes waves in UK