GEM - Tectonics

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Tectonics

Topic 1 | Plate Tectonics

A billion years in 40 seconds

The 'breathing' Himalaya - Great mountains grow in a cycle of rising and falling

Tectonic stress changes related to plate spreading prior to the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption in SW Iceland

Topic 2 | Earthquakes and Volcanoes

What caused the tragic earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and is California next

Volcanic Iceland is rumbling again as magma rises. A geologist explains eruptions in the land of fire and ice

Comparing Eruptions

Kilauea, Hawaii’s Most Active Volcano, Erupts Again

[NEW 2026] Does Japan's megaquake warning mean the 'big one' is coming?

[NEW 2026] Letting off steam: How Dominica's volcanoes will boost its green energy

Topic 3 | Disaster Risk Management

Researchers test seafloor fiber optic cable as an earthquake early warning system

Philippines on alert as volcano spews ash

Three Things That Went Wrong In Turkey's Earthquake Response

BBC OS Conversations: The earthquake in Turkey and Syria - one year on

‘Our minds are blank’: how ‘earthquake resilient’ Japan fails its ageing rural communities

State of emergency declared in Iceland after volcanic eruption

[NEW 2026] Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake severity

[NEW 2026] Learning to live with earthquakes: Lessons from around the world

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