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• Relentless Rain Triggers Landslides; More Rain and Risk on the Way | KIRO 7
  Days of heavy rain in Western Washington has communities on high alert. Storms have already triggered small landslides, and geologists say conditions are ripe for the next storm ... - Read More

• Salty Seas Make Lightning Brighter | Hakai Magazine
  Salt seems to be the reason why bolts are brighter over the ocean than over land. Robert Holzworth, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is - Read More

• 3rd Small Earthquake Hits Puget Sound Area | The Seattle Times
  A small earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 was reported near Carnation on Tuesday morning, one day after a smaller magnitude 2.2 quake was reported in the same location on Monday, ... - Read More

• Small Earthquake Near Monroe Follows Other Recent Minor Quakes in the Puget Sound Area | The Seattle Times
  A magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded about four miles from Monroe at 2:41 a.m. Monday, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. Ken Creager, professor of Earth and ... - Read More

• WWLLN Detects Increasing Lightning in the Arctic As Earth Warms
  Nature magazine reports on the AGU ( American Geophysical Union) paper presented this year by ESS Professors Holzworth,and McCarthy, senior scientist Jacobson, Grad student Todd ... - Read More

• An Ice Core from the Roof of the World | Eos
  An innovative National Geographic expedition collected the world's highest ice core from Mount Everest. Eric Steig, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is - Read More

• How the First Life on Earth Survived Its Biggest Threat -- Water | Nature
  Living things depend on water, but it breaks down DNA and other key molecules. So how did the earliest cells deal with the water paradox? David Catling, professor of Earth and ... - Read More

• NSF-funded Deep Ice Core to Be Drilled at Hercules Dome, Antarctica
  Researchers in Earth and Space Science are leading a new ice core project in Antarctica. Grad student Gemma O'Connor and ESS Chair Eric Steig are featured in UW - Read More

• Optical Lightning Superbolts: Holzworth Comments on Recent Optical Work
  Prof. Holzworth reviews and comments on recent optical lightning papers about superbolts, pointing out that recent optical work suggesting that superbolts are all from positive ... - Read More

• WWLLN and Superbolts in AGU Press Release
  Prof. Robert Holzworth was interviewed by AGU regarding some new research by Los Alamos National Lab scientists concerning superbolts from two optical instruments on satellites. ... - Read More

• ArtSci Roundup: Global Challenges Discussion, Katz Lecture: Abderrahmane Sissako, and More
  

  During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, ... - Read More

• UW Space Policy and Research Center Brings Researchers, Policymakers Together for Online Symposium Nov. 6.
  

  Even as residents of Earth grapple with a global pandemic, our work in space continues. At the University of Washington, the Space Policy ... - Read More

• Simple Actions Can Help People Survive Landslides | Eos
  New research provides practical advice to minimize landslide risk for individuals before, during, and after an event. William Pollock, a doctoral student in civil and ... - Read More

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