West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s ‘catastrophic’ geology A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s future as the climate warms.

#Geologists can't help get enthused about "real time" processes: regional events that happen swiftly, as opposed to long, slow, gradual change per #Hutton 's Principle of #Uniformitarianism. Take, for example, 🇦🇶 #WestAntarctica 🇦🇶 in the #Pliocene:

Poster with quotes from last year's Rockwatchers who joined us on our residential field trip. Find out more about this year's trip at https://www.rockwatch.org.uk/events/2025-residential-field-trip-to-dorset/

Rockwatchers, the countdown is on! Join us 28 July–1 August for our annual 5-day Dorset adventure. Fossils, fun, and fantastic geology with expert guides – all from our base at Leeson House. #Rockwatch #GeologyMatters #JurassicCoast #SummerAdventures #Uniformitarianism Book: www.rockwatch.org.uk

Uniformitarianism (Evolution 🧬)

Uniformitarianism, also known as the Doctrine of Uniformity or the Uniformitarian Principle, is the assumption that the same natural laws and processes that operate in our present-day scientific observations have always […]

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@hlee.bsky.social your bio…. The present is the key to the past. #Uniformitarianism #Geology