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Planet Earth Podcasts

NERC logo See how examples of NERC earth science, with existing and potential uses, are brought to life in Planet Earth podcasts - from coastal erosion to predicting earthquakes. Click on the podcast titles below to listen to the podcasts online and find out more about related links and news stories.
Brittle stars

Antarctica, Wild Geese and Ash Plumes 

Find out about the Census of Marine Life, the Icelandic ash cloud, and where giant sauropod dinosaurs preferred to live.
Coast of Norfolk

Coastal Erosion in Norfolk

Richard Hollingham visits Cromer to find out how the coastline might change over the coming century.
Disused salt mine

Keeping Abandoned Mines Safe

Geologists are helping protect the public from the risk of old mines, many entrances or tunnels are now hazards.
Collecting ice cores

Linking Antarctic Ice Cores with Climate

Richard Hollingham meets Dr Robert Mulvaney at the British Antarctic Survey who explains how Antarctic ice cores give us clues about Earth's future climate.
Earthquake damaged buildings

Monitoring Earthquakes

Seismologists can't yet predict when an earthquake will occur, but what's the next best thing?
The Dee estuary

Our Changing Estuaries

The Dee Estuary in northwest England has been used as a shipping channel since the start of the industrial revolution.
Car caught in flood

Predicting the Risk of Flood

How research is improving our understanding of future flood risk and helping protect people.
The Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark, Northern Ireland

Preserving Geodiversity

Marble Arch Caves is the world's only transinternational and UNESCO-endorsed geopark, an area with a rich geological heritage.
Hydrophobic soil

Soils That Hate Water

At school we're taught that soils absorb water. But what happens when they don't?
Tidal wave

Sounding Out Renewables

Scientists record sounds under water to understand the effect of sea turbines on marine animals.
Scientists standing on the crater rim of Erta Ale in the Danakil (or Afar) depression

Splitting Earth, Space Weather and Robotic Dolphins

Find out about the birth of an ocean in Africa, the damage our nearest star wreaks on our planet during its unruly phases, and 'mechanical dolphins' in Antarctica.

The uplands of Galloway

Sustainable Uplands

Uplands are facing huge changes. Science writer and broadcaster Richard Hollingham finds out why.
Erupting volcano

Watching Volcanoes

British Geological Survey scientists describe how to predict when a volcano might erupt.
For the full range of podcasts available, visit the multimedia section of the Planet Earth Online website at http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/index.aspx.