Past President Jim Marshall introduces new President Philip Firth.

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1st Oct Presidential address by Philip Firth- How geology has influenced the rise of civilisations in South America: observations in Peru and Bolivia.' “Philip Firth started our new session with a superbly illustrated talk on the Geology of the Andes stressing the the role that geology has played in the development of human civilisations. The talk spanned examples from the coast to the internal zones of the mountains. It included ceremonial sites of prehistoric communities including the Moche and later the Incas together with a wide range of mineral deposits exploited from the colonial era to the present day'. quote from Jim Marshall

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LGS members in the Quadrangle, University of Liverpool, on the “Rock around Campus” field excursion on 5th Oct. 2019. A set of pamphlets written by Maggie Williams (second from right) and Hazel Clark (fourth from left) to accompany this excursion can be obtained from: https://geohubliverpool.org.uk/resource/rock-around-campus/

Lecture by Dr. Matthew Roberts- Icelandic Met. Office Recent volcanic unrest at Oraefajokull: monitoring insights and hazard assessments.Matthew joined the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) in 2001 and, 17 years later, is still working for IMO, having been involved in the monitoring of four volcanic eruptions and numerous hazardous floods. He is presently responsible for hydrological and glaciological research at IMO, leading a group of 14 scientists. The unrest at Öræfajökull has been a major research focus for Matthew and his group and so he has plenty of interesting material for his presentation. The volcano site is at: http://icelandicvolcanos.is/

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