Events such as volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and earthquakes are driven by natural processes such as the faulting associated with the movement of Earth's tectonic plates, and the interaction between water and the Earth's surface. Understanding how these events occur, and predicting when and where they might recur, is the domain of the environmental earth scientists in the school.
Earth science research and teaching at UEA uses fundamental mathematical, physical and chemical principles to quantify processes. Much of our research is to understand modern processes, but we also use the geological record to understand how rates and scales of mechanisms change over time and to identify extremes not observed today. Quaternary Earth history (the last 2 million years) is a priority because events on centennial to millennial timescales inform us about possible future states of the world. Records in deep geological time inform us about scales of events not represented in more recent Earth history.
- Environmental Earth Science Faculty and their Research Interests
- Environmental Earth Science Researchers and Postgraduate Students
- Environmental Earth Science Facilities
- Environmental Earth Science PhD Projects
- Environmental Earth Science Undergraduate Degrees
- Research Areas
- Consulting
