This month Prof Prof Tamsin Mather spoke about volcanism and its part in the evolution of the planet and life. Tamsin asked that the link to the video only be made available to registered members and the link to the video and the Geology group video channel have been sent out to members by email. If you’re a more recent joiner and would like to see her talk please email me geology@u3acommunities.org and I’ll send you the details.
Here are a few related resources that might be of interest.
| The first links to Tamsin’s page on the Oxford University website. Scroll down and click on ‘expand all’ or the down arrows by the sections of interest and you’ll find links to her radio/podcasts, videos, lectures and many publications |
| https://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/people/tamsin-mather#collapse4897941 Tamsin also features in Chris Packham’s Earth series. The first episode talks a lot about the impact of volcanism on extinction events. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0fpwhhm/earth Volcanic ‘Mega-Eruptions’ have been the key driver of mass extinctions, new study claims – Forbes article https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2022/09/13/volcanic-mega-eruptions-have-been-the-key-driver-of-mass-extinctions-new-study-claims/ Volcano triggered mass extinction paved the way for the dinosaurs – Big Think article https://bigthink.com/hard-science/volcanism-mass-extinction-dinosaurs/ Embers of an ancient inferno pinpoint the worst extinction in Earth’s history – Science Alert article.This mentions the use of mercury isotopes for dating rocks which is one of Tamsin’s areas of interest. https://www.sciencealert.com/embers-of-an-ancient-inferno-pinpoint-the-worst-extinction-in-earths-history For more info on magnitude I found these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1k7TPzqOac Video on the scale of volcanoes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYWrxZ-D8v4 Tamsin mentioned a video showing how the press mispronounced Eyjafjallajokull, so I thought you might like to see it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q3YVkm8YJM Finally the details for Tamsin’s recent book ‘Adventures in Volcanoland’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventures-Volcanoland-Volcanoes-About-Ourselves/dp/0349144893/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 |
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