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Expert puts Turkey, Syria quake into perspective | FOX 13
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
It's a race to find survivors this morning as the world sends aid as quickly as they can. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is interviewed. Read More -
Beyond magnitude: A shallow earthquake hammered Turkey | NBC News
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
The earthquake in Turkey that killed more than 3,100 people and set off a series of aftershocks ruptured on a shallow fault line just over 11 miles beneath the Earth's surface, making it one of the most consequential and damaging earthquakes in recent history. Earthquakes can originate at various depths beneath the Earth's surface -- even hundreds of miles deep. But shallower earthquakes can be more destructive. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
The Rise of Gaming-Based Virtual Field Trips
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Geologists are harnessing a game engine to build environments for teaching and learning. ESS Ph.D. candidate Max Needle's work leads the way. Read More -
Landslides in California bring death toll up to 20 | KIRO Radio
Friday, January 20, 2023
Water and mud have inundated scores of homes in California after a string of storms and more than 500 landslides since the new year. David Montgomery, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is interviewed. Read More -
California faces dangerous mudslides after monster storms | CBS News
Friday, January 20, 2023
The deluge has stopped after California's ninth atmospheric river storm in recent weeks, but the danger remains. David Montgomery, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
The importance of the atmosphere and ocean in determing the fate of Antarctica
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
UW news features a new study involving Earth and Space Sciences professor and chair Eric Steig, and a group from the University of Edinburgh and University of Cambridge. They combined satellite imagery and climate and ocean records to show how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has responded to climate variations over the last few decades. Read More -
Lightning in the 'cataclysmic' Tonga volcano eruption shattered 'all records' | CNN
Monday, January 9, 2023
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted in January 2022, it sent shockwaves around the world. Not only did it trigger widespread tsunami waves, but it also belched an enormous amount of climate-warming water vapor into the Earth's stratosphere. Now researchers in a new report have unveiled something else: the eruption set off more than 25,500 lightning events in just five minutes. Robert Holzworth, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
California's Cascadia earthquakes a stark reminder of future devastation | Newsweek
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Earthquakes that have recently rumbled Northern California are stark reminders of stronger ones to come. A 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Rio Dell in Humboldt County at 10.30 a.m on New Year's Day, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Half of the residents living in the area did not have power, and some were left without water. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
California just dodged a devastating tsunami | Newsweek
Friday, December 23, 2022
California may have just dodged a devastating tsunami after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook Humboldt County early on Monday morning. At least two people died and a dozen more injured in the 11-mile-long earthquake, which hit off the far north coast of California. Power outages swept across the region and many houses were damaged. Harold Tobin, director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. Read More -
Melting sounds of an entire glacier recorded for the first time | New Scientist
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
A 9-kilometer fiber-optic cable that captured the sounds of melting ice across an entire glacier in Switzerland could improve how researchers measure ice loss. Brad Lipovsky, assistant professor of Earth and space sciences, is quoted. Read More