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• The Rise of Gaming-Based Virtual Field Trips
  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

• California Faces Dangerous Mudslides After Monster Storms | CBS News
  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, ... - Read More

• Landslides in California Bring Death Toll Up to 20 | KIRO Radio
  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 ... - Read More

• The Importance of the Atmosphere and Ocean in Determing the Fate of Antarctica
  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 ... - Read More

• Lightning in the 'cataclysmic' Tonga Volcano Eruption Shattered 'all Records' | CNN
  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 ... - Read More

• California's Cascadia Earthquakes a Stark Reminder of Future Devastation | Newsweek
  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 ... - Read More

• California Just Dodged a Devastating Tsunami | Newsweek
  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 ... - Read More

• Melting Sounds of an Entire Glacier Recorded for the First Time | New Scientist
  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, ... - Read More

• Signals from the Ionosphere Could Improve Tsunami Forecasts
  

  Research from the University of Washington shows that signals from the upper atmosphere could improve tsunami forecasting and, someday, help track ash plumes and other impacts ... - Read More

• UW Brings Field Geology to Students with ‘Virtual Field Geology’
  Graduate Student Max Needle and his advisor, Juliet Crider, are featured in UW news for their, creaton of computer-based field - Read More

• Salt Spray May Stifle Lightning over the Sea
  Most lightning occurs over land, but most precipitation occurs over the ocean, said Daniel Rosenfeld (Hebrew Univ), Robert Holzworth (ESS) and other coauthors, of a new study in ... - Read More

• "Lifting the Fog" Webinar and Panel Q&A
  The Seattle Times and the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust sponsored a webinar and Q&A panel on the subject of preparedness for regional earthquake and tsunami hazards. Panelists ... - Read More

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