Matthew Blackett
@drblackett
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Associate Prof in volcanoes, earthquakes, GIS, remote sensing, natural hazards, geography. Interested in politics, gym, food, beer. BBC/ITV/Sky experience 🇬🇧
london-birmingham
Joined July 2011
3/ In the 'Working with the media' piece, @drblackett highlights how working with the media can broaden the impact of academic work, enhance public understanding of research, and generate career opportunities for researchers. Read the full piece. 👇 https://t.co/mzDQNb5Sgl /End
rgs.org
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"We're building well-needed housing developments but these are reducing #GreenSpace...which used to suck up a lot of excess rainfall" - our #climate expert @drblackett speaks with @bbcwm about the current wet weather. Listen here from 2.41.21:
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What's a #waterspout and why can they be deadly? Read more here: https://t.co/Sc2HPeVCtA
#climate #ClimateEmergency #hazards #naturalhazard #climatechange #Geography
hazardz.co.uk
If you’ve never heard of a waterspout before, don’t worry—you’re not alone! Most people probably don’t think about tornadoes over water, but they’re very real, and when they hit, they can be devast...
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How might climate change trigger earthquakes and volcanoes? Find out more at @drblackett (@CovGeography)'s lecture next Wednesday 20 March 2024 at the University of Exeter, Penryn Campus. 👇 https://t.co/iCIKhSyC9W
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Listen to me talking about AI and the Earth’s secrets, live at the RGS:
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As had been widely predicted, the #magma has broken through to the surface on the Reykjanes peninsular of #Iceland, following months of seismic activity, sending #lava fountaining into the air https://t.co/NVHUQuIh0y
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Here's what's going on in #Iceland at the moment: https://t.co/A0LOYPxe88. It's a #volcanic crisis that could see #lava erupting within an Icelandic town, very close to some of the island's major tourist destinations. #icelandvolcano #ReykjanesPeninsula #hazard #ash #eruption
hazardz.co.uk
It’s common knowledge that Iceland has its fair share of volcanoes, it being an island that sits astride the Mid-Atlantic Ridge on the northern reaches of Europe. Numerous of these volcanoes have...
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HVO Kilauea RED/WARNING - KÄ«lauea is erupting; status upgrade to RED/WARNING
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Interested in interacting more with the #media using your #research in #geography? Then take a look at this piece I have written for the @RGS_IBG's Guide for Researchers: https://t.co/LCf2UjJFSN (this guide contains lots of other useful pointers too!)
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Matthew Blackett, de la @covcampus: Los #incendios de Hawái son un fenĂłmeno muy raro, ligado al cambio climático ▶️El caso del archipiĂ©lago estadounidense es especialmente particular ▶️En los Ăşltimos meses ha atravesado una fuerte sequĂa https://t.co/R9krQDLrt3
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Who knew it: volcanoes can cause tornadoes%21??%21 #volcanoes #tornadoes #iceland #hazards #naturalhazard
hazardz.co.uk
Litli-HrĂştur eruption seen from space
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A short graphic showing how the #wildfires on #Maui, #Hawaii have spread since Tuesday, fanned by #HurricaneDora, and now devastating #Lahaina #wildfires. Data from @NASAEarthData #FIRMS #climatechange #ElNino #naturalhazards #hazards
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Escalating temperatures are increasing the frequency & likelihood of wildfires and drought. In others, they are making downpours and storms more intense or accelerating the pace of glacial melting. The past month is a stark illustration of this. @drblackett in @ConversationUK
Some perspectives on how #climatechange could affect natural hazards more widely that you might think https://t.co/QH0U8xveFN via @ConversationUK #volcanoes #earthquakes #globalwarming #naturalhazards #geography #geology #climate
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Some perspectives on how #climatechange could affect natural hazards more widely that you might think https://t.co/QH0U8xveFN via @ConversationUK #volcanoes #earthquakes #globalwarming #naturalhazards #geography #geology #climate
theconversation.com
Climate change is causing increasingly severe weather – but it’s not just hazards at the Earth’s surface we should be concerned about.
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Please help us by completing this survey on coastal flood risk economics!! https://t.co/CNcYiNFoix
#flood #coastal #climatechange #economics #floodmanagement @AvideshSeenath @Jade_Catterson @ScottMahadeo
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Three 'big' #volcanoes are currently belching ash and threatening their nearby, and large, communities: https://t.co/tkYq3rOljs
hazardz.co.uk
At any one time, there are up to 100 #volcanoes active on the planet. The vast majority of these are in regions that are relatively remote or, indeed, are hidden away under the oceans. Currently,...
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Dr Amber Martin-Woodhead and @EmsWaight have just had published an intriguing book chapter that examines #minimalism & #sustainability in the family. Give it a read; it might make you think twice before buying yet more toys for little ones in your lives! https://t.co/i8t2FVQdtz
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Our #Sustainability #Business #Specialist #MSc #Apprenticeship has been awarded the #Coronation emblem for its sustainability content & for imparting skills for the #NetZero #transition. Well done team! @covcampus @SustainPath @CovGeography @sustcov
skillsengland.education.gov.uk
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