Malta Field Trips

UK expert urges Malta to re-evaluate tsunami risk Could a tsunami that hit Malta's coast hundreds of years ago happen again? It is a question posed by the Daily Mail in a feature today, adding that a study has warned of devastating consequences of a wave similar to the one that threw '70-ton' rocks more than 100 metres inland. The UK newspaper...

Rock stabilisation, limestone coloured shotcrete

While we hope that everyone in the Delimara incident is ok, Malta is one of the few if not the only country in the EU without a Geological Survey. One of the purposes of the Geological Survey is to identify and produce a Geo Hazard map. Incidents like these could be prevented if identified and proper signs are put up.

Half-a-Billion-Year-Old Spike-Covered Creature Discovered When animals come across a nasty predator, their first instinct is to run and hide. There are, however, some clear setbacks to this tried-and-tested method: The prey has to be faster than its predator, for example. For those that aren’t, a smarter defense strategy may evolve. The armadillo has its b…

Dingli Cliffs

Geology in Mgarr showing Blue Clay at different levels due to faulting

Phosphate/pebble bed normally found between the Globigerina Limestone Members.

Welcome to Malta Field Trips. More information on the first geological field trips will be announced in the coming days.