Nordic Noir - Secrets of the Ash - Richard Wall - Audio
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Richard Wall of Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, joined us to discuss the use of geological and (literary) historical information to set the scene for modern crime novels. The Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Centre is Europe’s leading multidisciplinary academic hazard research centre, which focusses on Geological Hazards, Meteorological Hazards & Seasonal Forecasting, and Disaster Studies & Management. Introduced by Dr Reynir Por Eggertsson (UCL Scandinavian Studies).
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