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Scientists’ response to the Canterbury Earthquake

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Whilst those of us in Wellington may have felt a short jolt and a bit of a wobble, the 7.1 magnitude earthquake hitting Christchurch on Saturday morning was an altogether different experience for the locals. People I have talked to referred to the noise of the quake as being one of the most powerful aspects […]

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Hi I’m Julian Thomson and I am involved in science communication and education in ways that link geoscientists with teachers and students, mostly in New Zealand, but also in Asia. This includes consultancy with school faculties and individual teachers around their earth science, ecology or outdoor programmes, running geoscience workshops and field trips, creating school learning resources, making educational videos and authoring web pages.

In my work I love to highlight the wonders of the natural world and ways that we can explore, become fascinated and never lose the sense of awe. I am also very interested in ways we can best safeguard ourselves from Natural Hazards which are a continual issue in New Zealand, sitting across a collision plate boundary as we do.