In this episode, I talk about the three reasons why people and civilizations grew up around active volcanoes.   Why did people need to live close to the dangers of eruptions?  What was it that drove and kept them there? Visit our GEOetc Members Section - Over 100 teaching resources that are...

In this episode, I talk about how salt acts as a physical weathering agent to break down rocks.  Physical weathering is the breaking down of rocks without a chemical change, and salt can act as the agent that breaks down rocks especially close to the ocean, but also in salt-rich soils, etc. Visit...

In this episode, I explain in simple terms what is happening in Iceland these last few years on the plate boundary.  I explain the two geological phenomena in Iceland, the recent eruptions and earthquake activity, and how they are related to Plate Tectonics. Support the show