ESS in the News
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Analysis: Seismologists Can't Predict an Impending Earthquake, but Longer Term Forecasts and Brief Warnings After One Starts Are Possible | The Conversation
"Can scientists predict a particular earthquake? In short, no. Science has not yet found a way to make actionable earthquake predictions. A useful prediction would specify a time, ... - Read More -
Turkey Earthquake Highlights Dangerous 'seismic Gaps' Around the World | The Washington Post
The East Anatolian fault that ruptured this week in Turkey was well-known to scientists and government officials, but it had not caused a catastrophic earthquake in at least the ... - Read More -
UW Experts Discuss the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Three University of Washington experts have provided the following quotes in response to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday morning.
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Turkey's Fault Line is Similar to Faults Under Puget Sound | KUOW
Officials on Tuesday said they believe that more than 7,000 people are dead after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook southern Turkey, near the Turkish-Syrian border. Harold Tobin, ... - Read More -
Expert Puts Turkey, Syria Quake into Perspective | FOX 13
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 ... - Read More -
Beyond Magnitude: A Shallow Earthquake Hammered Turkey | NBC News
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, ... - Read More -
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
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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
