Organised by:
Geological Society Events
Venue:
The Geological Society, Burlington House
Event status:
EVENT CLOSED
Please note that after careful consideration this event has been postponed until 2021 due to the public health risk posed by the coronavirus. The date for the rescheduled lecture is to be confirmed.
In young, dynamic mountain regions, such as those in the Himalayan Region and the Andes, communities have to deal with geological processes that occur almost on a weekly and certainly a seasonal basis. On top of this are the less frequent (but often far more catastrophic) disasters associated with earthquakes and devastating floods from outbursts from glacial lakes and from intense rainstorms.
Couple all this with the impact of a changing climate, and we have a recipe for environments with very active geological and slope processes that can destroy the very fabric of the local society.
This talk describes how earthquakes, landslides, mountain collapses, glacial lake and landslide dam outburst floods, cloudbursts, and intense monsoon rains all impact communities and infrastructure development in the Himalayas.
This includes forensic analysis of recent disasters, in order to help communities and governments better prepare and increase their resilience to both geological processes and climate change.
Speaker
John Reynolds, Reynolds International Ltd
A speaker bio for John Reynolds will be posted here soon.
Venue
The Geological Society
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0BG
Contact
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