Writing

Here’s a complete list of published non-academic writing; updates will be posted regularly.

For EGU Geolog:

• “A better framework for disasters”, published 13/11/2018 (https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2018/11/13/a-better-framework-for-disasters/)
• “Living in a New Age”, published 14/09/2018
  (https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2018/09/14/living-in-a-new-age/)
• “Record-setting forest fires in 2017 – what is to blame?” published 28/09/2017 (http://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2017/09/28/record-setting-forest-fires-in-2017-what-is-to-blame/)
• “Enmeshed in the gears of publishing – lessons from working as a young editor”, published 14/06/2017 (http://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2017/06/14/enmeshed-in-the-gears-of-publishing-lessons-from-working-as-a-young-editor/)
• “Migrating Scientists”, published 07/02/2018 (https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2018/02/07/migrating-scientists/)

 

For Nature Geoscience:

• “A flame-filled history”, published 01/05/2017. (doi:10.1038/ngeo2944)
• “Deforestation: Accelerating riverbank erosion”, published 01/05/2017 (doi:10.1038/ngeo2948)

 

Volunteer pieces for the charity Geology for Global Development:

• “New mining frontiers: Digging into the unknown”, published 05/06/2018
  (https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2018/06/05/new-mining-frontiers-digging-into-the-unknown/)
• “The Sustainability Argument for Open Access Publishing”, published 08/03/2018 (https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2018/03/08/the-sustainability-argument-for-open-access-publishing/)
• “The Case Against Fieldwork”, published 18/01/2018. Selected as best EGU blog post of 2018 by EGU Panel
  (https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2018/01/18/the-case-against-fieldwork-how-can-we-internalise-the-carbon-cost-of-fieldwork-as-scientists-who-investigate-the-earth-system/)
• “Microplastic – Too Important to Ignore”, published 10/12/2017. (https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2017/12/10/robert-emberson-microplastic-too-important-to-ignore/)
• “Geomythology – Why understanding cultural traditions of landscape are important for sustainable development”, published 16/11/2017. (https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2017/11/16/robert-emberson-geomythology-why-understanding-cultural-traditions-of-landscape-are-important-for-sustainable-development/)
• “Soil Erosion and Sustainable Development”, published 11/10/2017. (https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2017/10/11/soil-erosion-and-sustainable-development/)
• “Introductory Interview – Robert Emberson”, published 11/09/2017. (https://blogs.egu.eu/network/gfgd/2017/09/11/introducing-our-new-authors-robert-emberson/)

 

Other Writing:

• “Coral is sensitive to small changes in ocean temperature”, for Sciworthy. Published 28/05/2018. (https://sciworthy.com/coral-is-sensitive-to-small-changes-in-ocean-temperature/)
• “The science before (and during) the storm”, Parts 1 & 2. AGU “The Field” Blog. Published 17/07/2017 & 18/07/2017
  Part 1 (https://blogs.agu.org/thefield/2017/07/17/science-storm-part-1/)
  Part 2 (https://blogs.agu.org/thefield/2017/07/18/science-storm-part-2/)
• “Millenium Seed Bank” Atlas Obscura, published 17/05/2017 (http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/millennium-seed-bank)
• “Kodachrome Basin Spires”, Atlas Obscura, published 01/11/2017  (https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/kodachrome-basin-spires)