Faculty History

• The Hunt for Hydroxyl Radicals in Antarctica Could Reveal the Secrets of Our Future Climate
  In every sense, gazing into an Antarctic time tunnel is a chilling experience. You lean over an icy entrance about the size of a dinner plate being exceptionally careful not to ... - Read More

• Earthquake Felt Across Inland Northwest | KREM
  While an earthquake in Idaho was felt far and wide, the damage should not be extensive. Paul Bodin, UW research professor of earth and space sciences and network manager of the ... - Read More

• 6.5 Idaho Earthquake Rattles Washington and 5 Other States | KING 5
  At 5:52 p.m. Tuesday, Idaho and states throughout the Northwest were rattled by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake, according to the USGS. Paul Bodin, UW research professor of earth and ... - Read More

• UW-created Podcasts: 'Crossing North' by Scandinavian Studies -- Also College of Education, Information School's Joe Janes, a Discussion of Soil Health
  

  With faculty and staff so challenged during the coronavirus shutdowns, podcasts are a way of remotely engaging with a department or school’s work. Also, it looks like we ... - Read More

• 'Age of A.I.' Documentary on YouTube Features UW Experts
  

  Researchers at the University of Washington share their expertise on artificial intelligence and data science in “Read More

• Reducing Your Carbon Footprint -- and Your Pet's Carbon Paw Print | KUOW
  KUOW interviews a local resident about her carbon footprint -- and her pet's carbon paw print. David Montgomery, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is interviewed. - Read More

• Viral Video Researcher Reveals the Fascinating Glacier Science Behind It | Inverse
  Apart from the strange acoustics, the video of an "ice drop," shot on a glacier in Antarctica, tells a bigger story about Earth's climate. Peter Neff, a postdoctoral researcher in ... - Read More

• WA Lawmakers Want to Fund Solutions for Healthier Soil -- and Less Gassy Cows | Crosscut
  Bipartisan proposals before the Washington Legislature would help scientists learn about storing carbon in agricultural soils and invest in GPS-guided tractors and ... - Read More

• Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion to Fight Climate Change -- How Should He Spend It? | KUOW
  Kim Malcolm talks with David Hyde about Jeff Bezos' $10 billion pledge to combat climate change. Two UW professors, Aseem Prakash (political science) and Eric Steig (Earth and ... - Read More

• Canoeing to Work: Floods Bring Chaos, Renewal to Snoqualmie Valley | KUOW
  The Snoqualmie Valley typically gets about one major flood each winter, according to the Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Association. So far this winter, there have been five major ... - Read More

• Earthquake Experts Lay out Latest Outlook for Seattle's 'Really Big One' | GeekWire
  Earthquake experts say current building codes don't reflect the riskiest features of the Seattle area's geology -- but the outlook for survivability looks a lot better if the ... - Read More

• As Landslides Close Roads, Washington's Remote Towns Deal with Isolation | Crosscut
  Washington's rain isn't just gloomy -- it's creating landslides that cut off rural communities. And as the climate warms, scientists warn they could get more frequent. Guillaume ... - Read More

• The Antarctic Peninsula's New Heat Record Could Soon Be Broken | National Geographic
  Experts expect to see more extreme warming events in the future, raising alarm bells about the future of the world's largest frozen landmass. Peter Neff, a postdoctoral researcher ... - Read More

• The Mystery of Superbolt Lightning | Inside Science
  While studying space plasma physics, Robert Holzworth, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, and his team needed to keep track of lightning strikes around the world and ... - Read More

• Researchers at AAAS to Discuss Latest Science on Cascadia Earthquake Hazards
  

  Substantial damage to Seattle's Pioneer Square can be seen in this photo of the aftermath of the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake.Read More

• Throwing Ice Down an Ice Hole Makes Crazy Laser Sounds | Nerdist
  Researchers in Antarctica have been working hard to find the answer to a critical question that will help us make more-effective predictive climate models. But those researchers ... - Read More

• UW ESS Students Establish Contact with HuskySat-1 Satellite
  Students in the Husky Satellite Lab at the UW have been celebrating successes since HuskySat-1, a student built satellite weighing about 9 lbs, deployed into space on Friday, ... - Read More

• Risk of Landslides in Western Washington Increases As Rain Subsides | KING 5
  Experts say while the rain is starting to subside, the risk of landslides will persist due to heavily saturated soils. Alison Duvall, assistant professor of Earth and space ... - Read More

• Antarctica Just Hit 65 Degrees, Its Warmest Temperature Ever Recorded | The Washington Post
  Just days after the earth saw its warmest January on record, Antarctica has broken its warmest temperature ever recorded. A reading of 65 degrees was taken Thursday at Esperanza ... - Read More

• Old Tapes Reveal New Details of a Deadly Volcanic Outburst | Nature
  Decades-old analogue tapes have yielded unprecedented details of earthquakes that shook Mount St. Helens in the months leading up to its cataclysmic eruption in 1980. Stephen ... - Read More

• Ep. 43: A Reality Check on Regenerative Agriculture | Undark
  Farmers and researchers are testing the environmental and economic claims about a new type of agriculture. David Montgomery, a professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is ... - Read More

• Tiny, Ancient Meteorites Suggest Early Earth's Atmosphere Was Rich in Carbon Dioxide
  

  Very occasionally, Earth gets bombarded by a large meteorite. But every day, our planet gets pelted by space dust, micrometeorites that collect on Earth’s surface.

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• Tiny Meteorites and Computer Models Suggest CO2 Blanketed Early Earth | GeekWire
  Today, rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a cause for concern, but 2.7 billion years ago, high levels of CO2 probably kept our planet warm enough for life even though the ... - Read More

• Early 'soda Lakes' May Have Provided Missing Ingredient Key to the Origin of Life | Space
  The first life-forms on Earth needed a pu pu platter of ingredients to exist, but one of those ingredients, the mineral phosphorus, has long puzzled scientists. No one knew how ... - Read More

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