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Prof. Houston comments on great quakes and tremor in Nature
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Prof Houston notes the implications for the Pacific Northwest of new research linking slow slip and big earthquakes. Read More -
UW seismologist speaking at White House earthquake preparedness summit
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
University of Washington professors are participating in a White House summit Tuesday that will concentrate on national earthquake preparedness. Read More -
The 40,000-Mile Volcano
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
ESS Adjunct Professor John Delaney and Columbia University's Maya Tolstoy are studying one of the planet’s most obscure but important features, known rather prosaically as the midocean ridges. Picture a volcano. Now imagine that its main vent extends in a line. Now imagine that this line is so long that it runs for more than 40,000 miles through the dark recesses of all the world’s oceans, girding the globe like the seams of a baseball. Read More -
'GMA' Flies Drone Into Icelandic Sinkhole
Monday, January 11, 2016
ESS Alum Dan Morgan is featured in a story on using drones to explore and investigate Icelandic Sinkholes Read More -
Seattle Times editorial calls for UW-built earthquake early warning
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Seattle Times editorial calls for UW-built earthquake early warning for the West Coast Read More -
Simulating path of ‘magma mush’ inside an active volcano
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Months of warning signs from Mauna Loa, on Hawaii’s Big Island, prompted the U.S. Geological Survey to recently start releasing weekly updates on activity at the world’s largest active volcano. For now, such warning signs can only rely on external clues, like earthquakes and gas emissions. But a University of Washington simulation has managed to demonstrate what’s happening deep inside the volcano. The study, published Sept. 7 in Nature Geoscience, is the first to simulate the individual crystals’ movement in the magma chamber to better understand the motion of the magma and buildup of pressure. Read More -
Oso site shows recurring major landslides
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
The large, fast-moving mudslide that buried much of Oso, Washington in March 2014 was the deadliest landslide in U.S. history. Since then it’s been revealed that this area has experienced major slides before, as recently as 500 years ago. Read More -
Oxygen provided breath of life that allowed animals to evolve
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
It took 100 million years for oxygen levels in the oceans and atmosphere to increase to the level that allowed the explosion of animal life on Earth about 600 million years ago, according to a study co-authored by two University of Washington scientists and led by the University College London. Read More -
Prof. Vidale comments on new earthquake pattern in Japan
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Prof. Vidale comments on new pattern of a big earthquake causing many geophysical changes at a great distance in Japan. Read More -
The Hazards Initiative and M9 Project launch new websites.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
The Hazards Initiative and M9 Project have recently launched new websites as they gear up to investigate how a major natural disaster would affect people, how to respond to these disasters, and how to minimize potential impacts. Read More