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In recognition of Dr. Gary B. Hansen
Sunday, September 29, 2013
In recognition of Dr. Gary B. Hansen
by: Tom McCord
September 28, 2013
I have been informed that Dr. Gary B. Hansen passed away late Thursday evening, September 26, from complications of ALS. He died while sitting at his computer, working on some science or technical issue. This was a highly appropriate setting for Gary. Gary was a hard working and very dedicated scientist who contributed to a number of parts of the Planetary Sciences. He loved the work and the sc...
Karl Lang and Colleagues featured in the August Science
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Karl A. Lang, Katharine W. Huntington and David R. Montgomery's Geology Article "Erosion of the Tsangpo Gorge by megafloods, Eastern Himalaya" is featured in August's Science "Editor's Choice" Section...
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
T. J. Fudge, Eric J. Steig, Bradley R. Markle, Spruce W. Schoenemann, Qinghua Ding, Howard Conway, Peter Neff, Andrew J. Schauer & Edwin D. Waddington are featured in the latest issue of Nature for their work on the "Onset of deglacial warming in West Antarctica driven by local orbital forcing"...
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Some volcanoes 'scream' at ever-higher pitches until they blow their tops
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Alicia Hotovec-Ellis is featured in UW Today for her recent papers on magma movement preceding a volcanic eruption....
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Faults can reseal months after quakes
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
John Vidale talks to ScienceNews about the importance of understanding how faults heal and how that affect earthquake cycles....
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Keeping Washington's aerospace edge through state grants
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Our students talk to King 5 News about the importance of the Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation as well as highlight some of the plasma lab work....
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Congratulations to All of Our New Graduates!
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Congrats to our 12-13 ESS Graduates! We are proud of you! Be sure to check out our Facebook page for some great photos. Commencement via Winglee...
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
David Catling and Jon Toner talk to The Daily about inhospitable conditions for life on Mars....
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Scientists resolve a 3.5 billion-year-old mystery of life
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Roger Buick talks to UW Today about the importance of introduced phosphorus to the development of life as we know it....
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Congratulations to the College Award Winners
Monday, May 20, 2013
ESS did very well in the College's annual awards with 5 ESSers being recognized. Congratulations to Graduate Dean\'s Medalist: Kate Allstadt; Outstanding Community Impact: Karl Lang; Undergraduate Dean\'s Medalist: Taryn Black; and Distinguished Staff Member: Carlos Chavez!...
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UW ranked sixth in US and eighth in world for academic performance
Thursday, May 9, 2013
A new ranking has placed the UW 6th in the US and 8th in the world. The study looked at academic quality related to research....
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John Vidale speaks about four large Pacific Rim earthquakes in two days
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
From king5.com:
"For Washington State's Seismologist, Dr. John Vidale, Wednesday was one of those rare days when it didn't seem to end.
First, there was the major quake in Indonesia which took up most of the morning, and by afternoon, the earth was moving off the coast of Oregon, about the same time another temblor hit Mexico.
None of the earthquakes caused widespread damage or injuries. But three large shakers in such a short time begs the question: ...
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ESS doctoral work of Sanjoy Som published in Nature
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The analysis of 2.7-billion-year old fossil raindrop imprints done as part of the ESS doctoral work of Sanjoy Som was recently published in Nature.
This work has quantitatively constrained ancient atmospheric density using direct physical
geology for the first time. The work also involved UW faculty (Roger Buick and David Catling).
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Louis Agassiz Medal 2012 awarded to Ian Joughin
Monday, November 14, 2011
Many congratulations to Ian Joughin, winner of the 2012 Louis Agassiz Medal!
Original Message from Hilmar Gudmundsson:
"It gives be great pleasure to be able to announce that the Louis Agassiz Medal 2012 is awarded to Ian Joughin.
This medal was established in 2005 by the Division on Cryospheric Sciences of EGU iin recognition of the scientific achievements of Louis Agassiz. It is reserved for individuals in recognition of their outstanding scientific...
Prof. John Vidale comments in Nature regarding New Madrid seismic zone
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Follow the link below to read Prof. Vidale's comments on one hypothesis regarding the danger of the New Madrid siesmic zone....
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Lightning detection could confirm volcano eruptions (WWLLN)
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Anchorage Daily News reports on WWLLN's lightning detection as a means of detecting volcanos (with comments from Prof. Robert Holzworth):
"Lightning flashes through a cloud of ash pouring out of a remote Alaska volcano. A radio signal from the electrical discharge travels thousands of miles in milliseconds and gets picked up by dozens of antennas. A computer sends an alert to volcano researchers.
The volcanologists warn pilots, and a plane traveling from Anchorage t...
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Did NextEarthquake.com Really Forecast the Hawaii Earthquake?
Monday, October 24, 2011
More comments from Prof. John Vidale regarding earthquake prediction in Hawaii....
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Kate Huntington and Gina Schmalzle invited to White House event (UPDATE)
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Prof. Kate Huntington and former ESS postdoc Gina Schmalzle were present at the White House for the announcement of the NSF Career-Life Balance Initiative. This event featured comments from NSF Director Subra Suresh as well as First Lady Michelle Obama.
You can read more about the event and initiative at UW Today or on the Full Story
Earthquake-Magnifying Pocket Beneath Seattle Seen in New Detail
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
From ouramazingplanet.com:
"The deep basin that lies beneath Seattle is a source of seismic worry for scientists because the shape and material of the basin amplify ground shaking. Scientists hope that new research into the nature of this basin could help predict the seismic hazards this area faces.
The basin under Seattle essentially holds complex layers of sediment within a bowl of rock. Such basins can trap and focus seismic energy within them. This is due to how...
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Sequim: Whole lotta shakin' going on
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
An article featuring research by Abhi Ghosh and PNSN's array of arrays, from sequimgazette.com:
"A 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck western British Columbia in early September made headlines around the world.
But when another earthquake, one possibly measuring higher on the Moment Magnitude Scale, struck in Sequim last August, no one wrote about it. In fact, only a very few people even noticed it.
There's a good reason for that: while the B.C. q...
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Prof. Vidale Comments on California Quake project
Monday, September 26, 2011
From the Associated Press:
"In the ongoing quest to better anticipate earthquakes, scientists embarked on an ambitious experiment: Identify the likeliest places where magnitude-4.9 quakes or stronger would occur in seismically active California over a five-year period.
Half a dozen teams decided to give it a shot. They developed sophisticated computer models, submitted their best guesses and waited. As part of the ground rules, they could not change their forecasts,...
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Prof. Kate Huntington and Gina Schmalzle invited to White House event
Monday, September 26, 2011
Prof. Kate Huntington and ESS postdoc Gina Schmalzle have been invited by First Lady Michelle Obama to attend and event to announce "New Workplace Flexibility Policies to Support America's Scientists and their Families" at the White House on Monday. They are two of only 14 scientists invited to attend the event.
You can watch the event live at 4:00pm EDT (1:00pm PDT) at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/live....
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Monday, September 26, 2011
From kirotv.com:
"A gas leak caused a massive explosion that rattled homes, turned a North Seattle home into a ball of fire and injured two Monday morning.
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The force from the explosion was large enough that it registered at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network."
Read more at kirotv.com. This event was also covered by Full Story
Warning system may provide precious seconds before earthquake hits
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
From king5.com, featuring Prof. Paul Bodin:
"A computer program that counts down to violent shaking could possibly give the West Coast a warning before a major quake hits.
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According to Paul Bodin, a Research Professor in Geophysics at the University of Washington, the system could be in place here in Washington in about three years.
Washington' s early warning system would focus on the large subduction zone earthquakes off our coast, similar to t...
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Scientists Worry over 'Bizarre' Trial for Failing to Predict Earthquake
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
From livescience.com, with comments from Prof. John Vidale:
"Six Italian scientists and one government official are set to go to trial today in Italy (Sept. 20) on charges of manslaughter for not warning the public aggressively enough of an impending earthquake that killed more than 300 people in 2009.
While such a trial is unlikely on U.S. soil, experts say, American geologists and seismologists are watching closely, surprised at a legal system that would attempt t...
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"Vancouver Spared from Harm in 6.4 Earthquake"
Friday, September 9, 2011
From bloomberg.com:
"A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 175 miles west of Vancouver, causing buildings to sway in the Pacific coast Canadian city while causing no reported damage.
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The quake took place on a secondary fault, not the major Cascadia Subduction Zone, said John Vidale, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network at the University of Washington in Seattle. There was no tsunami because the edges of the fault moved sideways, not up and down, so a m...
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"Earthquake prediction still stymies scientists"
Sunday, September 4, 2011
From washingtontimes.com (via AP):
"The East Coast earthquake left more than just residents unaccustomed to feeling the ground shake and sway in a daze. It also surprised some scientists who spend their careers trying to untangle the mysteries of sudden ground shifts.
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They lived through the checkered history of earthquake prediction, filled with passioned debates, failed oracles and the enduring search for warning signs that may portend a powerful quake. The Ea...
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"At New Madrid Fault, Shaky Guesses On Next Quake"
Saturday, August 27, 2011
From NPR:
"The magnitude—5.8 earthquake that rattled the eastern U.S. on Tuesday took everyone — even geologists — by surprise. But even when there are reasons to think an earthquake could be around the corner, scientists still can't make good predictions.
It has now been 200 years since the last major earthquakes rocked the New Madrid Seismic Zone — a fault system that runs down the central U.S. through parts of Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky,...
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"Should the East Coast Worry About a Tsunami?" - Discovery News
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Discovery News discusses tsunamis in the wake of the earthquake on the East Coast:
"Among the concerns was the possibility of a tsunami. Even though yesterday's quake, for a variety of reasons, posed no threat of creating devastating waves, the question remains -- could a seismic event some day spark a tsunami on the East Coast, much like the ones that have devastated Japan, Indonesia and other parts of the world in recent years?
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Normally, it takes a magnitude ...
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"Why A Quake In Virginia Isn't As Rare As It Sounds"
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
From NPR:
'The earthquake that rattled the East Coast on Tuesday afternoon — from its Virginia epicenter to Washington, D.C., and the islands off Massachusetts — was, indeed, rare, geologists say.
But only because of its size; at a magnitude of 5.8, it was the largest temblor to hit Virginia since 1897, when the largest quake on record, a 5.9 quake, struck.
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East Coast earthquakes are typically felt in a wider area than those in Califo...
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Professor Robert Winglee - Chairship Renewed
Monday, August 22, 2011
Professor Robert Winglee's chairship in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences has been renewed. In an email announcement, College of the Environment Dean Lisa Graumlich had this to say:
"I am very pleased to report that Professor Robert Winglee has agreed to serve for an
additional five-year term as Chair of the Department of Earth and Space Sciences.
"I would like to thank all of those who took the time to provide valuable feedback during
the cha...
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Peter Ward Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
Monday, July 25, 2011
Congratulations to Prof. Ward for his election into to the Washington State Academy of Sciences!...
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Conway B. Leovy
Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysics.
July 16, 1934 - July 9, 2011
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Huge rock avalanches rumble down Mount Rainier
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
"University of Washington graduate student Max Stevens and his father were about to head out across the Nisqually Glacier to retrieve a GPS instrument used to measure the glacier's movement.
"I heard it first and looked up and saw a house-sized block of rock falling off Nisqually Cleaver," he said. The pair were on skis, and they skedaddled."...
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"Ten years after Nisqually quake, Northwest's seismic dangers still lurk"
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
From UW Today:
"In the decade since the Nisqually earthquake shook buildings, rattled nerves and rolled the ground in Western Washington, the level of seismic danger in the Pacific Northwest hasn't changed. But scientific ideas about the danger have evolved and the ability to study and prepare for it has improved immensely."
Professors Steve Malone and John Vidale talk about seismic activity in the Pacific Northwest ten years after the Nisqually quake....
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On Shaky Ground: Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest — KCTS Channel 9 Special
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
This KCTS 9 special features Bill Steele, John Vidale, and Ken Creager of the PNSN. Click through for a full-length video of the special....
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Lynch's TD run shook area around Seahawks' Qwest Field
Monday, January 10, 2011
Seattle Seahawk Marshawn Lynch's touchdown run during a playoff game last weekend caused a fan reaction which shook the stadium, as well as the surrounding area. According to SI.com:
"John Vidale, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, says that a seismic monitoring station about 100 yards west of the stadium registered seismic activity during Lynch's fourth-quarter run that clinched Seattle's 41-36 victory."...
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John Vidale discusses slow slip high magnitude earthquakes
Monday, January 3, 2011
Watch the news story featuring Professor John Vidale from Q13....
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WWLLN detects volcanic eruptions
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
From The Seattle Times:
"A University of Washington-based network that monitors lightning around the globe has an unexpected new use: detecting volcanic eruptions that could be hazardous to aviation."
The article describes the new use for Prof. Robert Holzworth's World Wide Lightning Location Network....
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Craig Weaver receives the Department of Interior's "Distinguished Service Award"
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Craig Weaver today received the Department of Interior's "Distinguished Service Award" - one of it's highest honors. This award is "In recognition of three decades of leadership in natural hazards research and programs, and in engaging the USGS with other federal agencies, states and counties, and the private sector."
Read the entire citation at the link below....
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Prof. Dave Montgomery featured on UWTV's UW 360
Monday, October 18, 2010
Prof. Montgomery was featured on the October 2010 edition of the UWTV show UW 360 where they discuss the Howard Hansen Dam and "Take a look at the potentially disastrous results of building homes and businesses along flood-prone rivers, and what we can do to avoid catastrophe."
Watch the segment at the link below....
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Distinguished ESS Alum Rob Thomas Honored once more
Friday, September 24, 2010
From mtstandard.com:
"The Montana Board of Regents has bestowed its highest honor on University of Montana Western Professor Robert Thomas.
The Regents named Thomas Regents Professor during their bi-monthly meeting, Thursday, Sept. 23 on the campus of Montana Tech of the University of Montana.
"During his 17 years of service to the Montana University System, Dr. Thomas has been an exemplary teacher, providing and advocating for experiential educatio...
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UW PNSN Seismograph Detected Sonic Booms
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The PNSN detected the sonic booms heard during President Obama's visit to Seattle last week. Prof. Vidale talks to Kiro 7 TV about the event....
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Monday, August 16, 2010
WWLLN made the news again, this time referenced by CNN in an article about the recent bad-weather Columbian plane crash. From cnn.com:
"CNN World Weather confirmed the presence of multiple lightning strikes
around the San Andres airport at the time of the crash. Analysis of data
from the World Wide Lightning Location Network indicates there were 11
strikes within 6 miles (10 kilometers) of the ru...
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Slow-moving 'silent quakes' being tracked by UW seismologists
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
From king5.com: 'University of Washington seismologists are closely monitoring another slow-moving tremor that's been detected under the Olympic Peninsula.
You can't feel this kind of earthquake, despite the fact that they release considerable energy. The reason is that they take weeks to unfold. These so called "silent quakes" are also known as deep tremor or "tremor-and-slip" events and occur miles under ground.'
Watch the videos featuring Prof. John Vidale from ...
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Prof. Estella Leopold awarded International Cosmos Prize
Sunday, July 25, 2010
From uwnews.org: "A prize claimed by renowned conservationists such as David Attenborough and directors of some of the world's largest botanic gardens has been awarded to Estella Leopold, a University of Washington professor emeritus of biology, forest resources and quaternary research."
Professor Leopold is an Adjunct Professor Emeritus in ESS and former director of the QRC....
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"Seismology: The secret chatter of giant faults"
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
From nature.com: "An imminent swarm of tiny quakes beneath western North America could help seismologists prepare for a big one - but only if they can learn to interpret the tremors, finds Naomi Lubick." Features UW Seismology research....
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Pacific Northwest Megaquake Imminent
Friday, May 28, 2010
Prof. John Vidale discusses the probability of a 'megaquake in the Pacific Northwest with Discovery News....
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UW ESS 2010 Honors and Awards Ceremony
Thursday, May 20, 2010
The annual ESS Honors and Awards Ceremony was held on May 20th, 2010. Numerous awards, honors, and scholarships were given to ESS students, faculty, and staff. See link for more info and slideshow....
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Genius rewarded in the ESS department
Saturday, May 8, 2010
UW ESS Professor David Montgomery has been selected as a 2008 MacArthur Fellow, receiving
what is commonly known as a "genius grant", a prestigious 5 year grant of
money to support his research and other pursuits.
Additional information can be found at:
http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=43719
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008196765_genius23m0.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_genius_grants_...
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Icelandic volcano "Ash cloud thins as eruption loses fizz, reverts to lava"
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
"There are two possibilities for why the volcano's pattern of eruption has shifted, says Olivier Bachmann, a volcanologist at the University of Washington."...
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UW ESS ranked 10th in Geology and Geophysics
Thursday, April 15, 2010
The annual US News and World Report ranking of colleges and universities has been released for 2010, and the University of Washington Department of Earth & Space Sciences continues to be listed among the top 15 departments of earth sciences, ranked 13th in the nation.
Additionally, in both sub-categories of Full Story
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Geosciences at the University of Washington ranks fifth in the entire WORLD in a survey of scientific journal publications by Thomson Scientific, and is second only to one other public University in the U.S. More information about this is found below.
From the Univ of Wash Weekly News : "The UW scored very high in a survey
of published geosciences research by Thomson Scientific, both in the number
of times UW research was cited by other scientists (12934 citations...
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"Are all the recent big earthquakes connected?"
Monday, April 5, 2010
From king5.com: "In the last 100 years, there are three periods where super earthquakes spiked. We're in the middle of one now." Watch the video to see the what UW ESS Prof. John Vidale has to say about the recent spike in seismic activity....
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John Vidale talks about the Baja Earthquake on 97.3 KIRO FM
Monday, April 5, 2010
"John Vidale, Director of the Northwest Seismic Network, explains to
Dori how the pool in Ballard is sensitive enough to slosh around after
the Baja earthquake."...
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"Local scientists say it's 'when, not if' a Chilean-like quake will hit Wash."
Saturday, March 6, 2010
A reporter discusses the recent Chilean quake with UW ESS Professor John Vidale....
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Monday, March 1, 2010
Three ESS graduate students - Sarah Gelman, Zoe Harrold, and Charles
Plummer - were each awarded a prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowship in March. Congratulations!...
UW PNSN NetQuakes Project in the news
Thursday, February 11, 2010
From king5.com:
'The word went out in mid-December: Want seismometer in your house? And people signed up.
More than 1,000 homeowners, businesses and even government agencies volunteered to host a seismometer.
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There are already hundreds of seismometers that record different ranges of motion around the region. About 300 of them are part of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network or PNSN, headquartered at the University of Washington i...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
From sciencenews.com: "Designed to scan the heavens thousands to billions of light-years beyond the solar system for gamma rays, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has also picked up a shocking vibe from Earth. During its first 14 months of operation, the flying observatory has detected 17 gamma-ray flashes associated with terrestrial storms - and some of those flashes have contained a surprising signature of antimatter...The 17 flashes Fermi detected occurred just before, during and immediatel...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
From Discovery News: "Since 2002, the World-Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) has been ramping up its capability to listening in on Earth's electrical tumult. Already 46 monitoring stations dot the globe, detecting close to 30 percent of all lightning strokes and locating nearly every single storm on the planet in real time."...
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Msnbc: "Lightning's gamma rays may destroy matter"
Monday, November 23, 2009
From msnbc.com: "A satellite dispatched to scout out high-energy gamma rays streaming from the cosmos found that not only were flashes of gamma rays oddly close to home, but they were also powerful enough to annihilate matter." Features ESS Professor, Bob Holzworth....
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Former Ph.D. student wins Professor of the Year Award
Thursday, November 19, 2009
From Prof. Bourgeois: "Rob Thomas [UW ESS Ph.D. 1993] won a Professor of the Year Award
announced 19 Nov 2009...Rob is a loyal alum who regularly attends our GSA gatherings. Earlier he got
a Distinguished Service Award from GSA."...
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More on possible megaquake impacts
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
From komonews.com: "The Washington coast has felt the tremors of a megaquake in the past. But results of a new study shows Seattle may feel them as well." Features ESS Professor John Vidale....
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"New studies put potential megaquake closer to Seattle" -The Seattle Times
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
From seattletimes.com: "New studies suggest that a Cascadia megaquake could occur within 50 miles of Seattle - much closer than previously thought." Featuring ESS Professor John Vidale....
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Monday, November 2, 2009
From king5.com: "Just before a massive landslide came down wiping out a half mile of Highway 410 in Yakima County, residents said they could hear cracking, and moaning from the ground.
It turns out that seismometers that are part of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network run out of the University of Washington heard them too. But what the earthquake-detecting seismometers picked up was the geological correlation with what people heard." Featuring UW ESS's Wes Thelen....
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Naches Valley landslide watch update
Saturday, October 31, 2009
From seattletimes.com: "The Naches River Valley is being closely monitored for signs of a potential landslide bigger than the one that cut off Highway 410, forced the river from its banks and damaged homes on Oct. 11." Featuring UW ESS's Dave Montgomery....
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UW ESS members studying Naches landslide area
Friday, October 16, 2009
From king5.com: "There are growing concerns about the gigantic Yakima County landslide. With heavy rain expected, its stability is in question."...
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Massive landslide cuts off stretch of Highway 410
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
From seattlepi.com: "The landslide that smothered a stretch of Highway 410 Sunday could be among the largest ever to hit a state roadway, but its cause remains a mystery."...
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What's the earthquake risk in the Northwest?
Friday, October 9, 2009
Professor John Vidale talks to King 5 News about Northwest earthquakes in the wake of recent major quakes in the South Pacific....
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UW students create climate change display for Olympic Sculpture Park
Thursday, October 8, 2009
From uwnews.com: "The UW is creating a display at the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park that illustrates how projected changes in sea level due to climate change could affect Seattle's waterfront, as well as other more vulnerable waterfront cities elsewhere in the world." Features UW ESS graduate student Kristin Poinar....
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
From king5.com: "Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens are some of the most studied volcanoes in the Cascades, but now Mount Baker is also getting a closer look." Features UW ESS department's Wes Thelen....
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Changes in Northwest megathrust quake expectations
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Professor Vidale talks about the possibility of a 'Mega-quake' in the Northwest....
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UW ESS silent earthquake research highlighted in Seattle Times article
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The Seattle Times has published an article about silent tremors and related research in the UW ESS department. The article, titled "Scientists: Silent tremors may foretell the next Big One," can be found at the link below....
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How would Seattle's skyscrapers fare in a M9 earthquake?
Thursday, April 9, 2009
From king5.com: "Scientists in California have come up with a number of scenarios that show a mega earthquake could cause high raise buildings in Seattle and other parts of the Northwest to collapse." Featuring Professor Vidale....
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The annual US News and World Report ranking of colleges and universities has been released for 2009, and the University of Washington Department of Earth & Space Sciences continues to be listed among the top 15 departments of earth sciences in a tie for 11th by Princeton, UCLA, UW, and Yale....
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Earthquake threat to Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct
Monday, March 5, 2007
From seattlepi.com: "Its design is obsolete, and it's definitely in the wrong place. That, essentially, is what's wrong with the Alaskan Way Viaduct when it comes to earthquakes, engineers say."...
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