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Ship Exhaust Makes Oceanic Thunderstorms More Intense
Thunderstorms directly above two of the world’s busiest shipping lanes are significantly more powerful than storms in areas of the ocean where ships don’t travel, according to ... - Read More
NASA Report: Hurricane Harvey Heat Engine Analysis Confirmed by WWLLN
Under the central ring of clouds that circles the eye, water that had evaporated from the ocean surface condenses, releases heat, and powers the circling winds of the hurricane. ... - Read More
Native American Youth Launch High-altitude Balloons for Unique Perspective on Solar Eclipse

While many people across the country donned viewing glasses and prepared to watch Monday’s solar eclipse, a group of 100 teenagers from tribes across the Pacific ... - Read More
Your Solar Eclipse Questions Answered | KUOW
Bill Radke talks to Erika Harnett, research associate professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, about all things solar eclipse. - Read More
Of All Cascade Volcanoes, Mount Rainier is the Most Dangerous | Seattlepi.com
Steve Malone, UW professor emeritus of Earth and space sciences, is interviewed by seattlepi.com's Jake Ellison about the region's volcanoes and how we're still in a period of ... - Read More
Stock Traders' Algorithm Finds Slow Earthquakes | EARTH Magazine
Traders in financial markets use a variety of computer algorithms to help them decide when to buy or sell different stocks. UW geologists have now adapted one of these algorithms ... - Read More
Bringing Our Soil Back to Life with the Latest in Earth Science | New Scientist
This author is down to earth in every sense. David Montgomery, a research geologist at the University of Washington, is one of our most eloquent and precise earth science ... - Read More
Washington's Forgotten Volcano Before St. Helens | MyNorthwest.com
The episode at Mount Baker in 1975 set into motion a chain of events that would function as something of a dry-run for what happened in 1980 at Mount St. Helens, at least in terms ... - Read More
Could the Montana Earthquake Really Be Felt in Washington? | KIRO 7
Is it really possible that people felt Montana's magnitude-5.8 earthquake all the way in Washington? John Vidale, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is quoted. [This ... - Read More
John Booker Receives AGU William Gilbert Award
Please Congratulate John Booker who just received The William Gilbert Award! This high honor is the top award given by the Geomagnetism, Paleomagnetism and Electromagnetism ... - Read More
Seattle Times Reports Alaska Volcano Eruption Detected by WWLLN Lightning Network
A 14-minute eruption by an Alaska volcano sent an ash cloud to 30,000 feet in the Aleutian Islands. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says Bogoslof Volcano erupted at 3:17 a.m. ... - Read More

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