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Tremors shove Washington westward, offer clues into next big earthquake | The Seattle Times
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Thousands of tiny tremors over the past few months have moved parts of Washington and Vancouver Island westward. It's a near annual event that backs expectations by some scientists that a big earthquake may hit the Seattle area harder than their previous models suggested. This recent wave of activity began in May and appears to be dying off now, according to UW Earth and space sciences professor Ken Creager. Read More -
Are you ready for the Big One? | KUOW
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Bill Steele is coordinator of the seismology lab at the University of Washington's Earth and space sciences department. He told KUOW's Katherine Banwell how to prepare for a major disaster. Read More -
Opinion | To feed the world sustainably, repair the soil | Scientific American
Thursday, July 19, 2018
"New technologies and genetically modified crops are usually invoked as the key to feeding the world's growing population. But a widely overlooked opportunity lies in reversing the soil degradation that has already taken something like a third of global farmland out of production," writes David Montgomery, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW. Read More -
Could a tsunami reach Columbia City? And other Disaster Night! questions | KUOW
Thursday, July 19, 2018
A catastrophe-focused crowd turned out last night for KUOW's Disaster Night! -- a quiz show about natural disasters (and disaster movies), at the Royal Room in Columbia City. Bill Steele, director of outreach at the UW's Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, and Alison Duvall, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, were at the event. Read More -
Seattle Times Story About Ice Fall Across Climbing Route on Mt Rainier
Monday, July 16, 2018
Ice fall across climbing route on Mt Rainier. Camp Muir seismograms from Emeritus Prof Steve Malone show timing of the ice fall . Research Prof Howard Conway states these events are unpredictable and care is needed when climbing in these regions. Read More -
UW Welcomes new Provost and ESS Professor, Mark Richards
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Dr. Mark Richards has been named University of Washington’s new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and Professor of Earth and Space Sciences. Read More -
Ancient 'ghost dunes' found on Mars may hold clues to past alien life | Inquisitr
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Formed some 2 billion years ago, the 'ghost dunes' on Mars could contain traces of past microbial life hidden away in ancient dune sandstones. Planetary geomorphologist Mackenzie Day and astrobiologist David Catling, both affiliated with the UW, are mentioned. Read More -
Early Earth's oxygen levels rose, fell several times | Deccan Herald
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Earth's oxygen levels rose and fell more than once hundreds of millions of years before the planet-wide success of the Great Oxidation Event about 2.4 billion years ago, a study has found. Matt Koehler, a doctoral student at the UW, and Roger Buick, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, are quoted. Read More -
UW-ESS Welcomes New Chair, Ken Creager
Thursday, July 5, 2018
The University of Washington’s College of the Environment is pleased to announce that Professor Ken Creager will serve as Chair of the Department of Earth and Space Sciences for a two-year term that began on July 1, 2018. Read More -
The link between plate tectonics and intelligent life | The Atlantic
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Earth's slipping, sliding outer crust could be the key to hosting a wide variety of living things. Katharine Huntington, associate professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More