19 scientists from the UW and other regional institutions have compiled a report on how climate change in the Northwest will affect water resources, salmon, forests and coastlines.
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An immense expanse of Antarctic ice that has been receding steadily for 10,000 years poses the most immediate threat of a large sea level rise because of its potential instability, a new study indicates.
Two 痳豆在线 zoology professors are proposing a novel hypothesis for how metamorphosis evolved.
The organic properties of some particles, such as those from the burning of agricultural waste, have been found to increase the number of cloud droplets in polluted air, allowing more sunlight to be reflected into space than would occur normally.The phenomenon affects climate locally, and probably regionally, say researchers from the Consilio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Bologna, Italy, and the 痳豆在线 in Seattle.
Geophysicists from four institutions, including the 痳豆在线, are launching a second round of the Seismic Hazards Investigations in Puget Sound (SHIPS) project that started last year.
* WHAT: News conference to discuss the “dry” phase of the Seismic Hazards Investigations in Puget Sound (SHIPS) project
* WHO: Scientists from the 痳豆在线, the U.
A new propulsion system dubbed M2P2 can greatly boost spacecraft speeds, perhaps to 10 times the velocity of the space shuttle, 痳豆在线 scientists believe.
For nearly a decade, 痳豆在线 atmospheric chemist Robert Charlson has advanced the notion that, in some regions, tiny particles from industrial pollution are actually countering the atmospheric warming effects of greenhouse gases. For nearly a decade, 痳豆在线 atmospheric chemist Robert Charlson has advanced the notion that, in some regions, tiny particles from industrial pollution are actually countering the atmospheric warming effects of greenhouse gases.
The Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, that started blooming in the 痳豆在线 botany greenhouse yesterday began to collapse this afternoon, signaling the end of the bloom’s short life.
The stench of dead and bloated flesh drifted through the 痳豆在线 botany greenhouse this afternoon as an unusual plant called an Amorphophallus titanum began to bloom.
It stands nearly 5 feet tall and is still growing, and soon it will smell like rotting flesh, but it’s still Douglas Ewing’s baby.
In a program called Project Astro, fourth- and fifth-grade students at Olympic View made 8-inch ceramic discs to decorate a sundial, which was installed on May 22 by Sullivan, a Puget Sound Energy crew and school volunteers.
Species recovery plans have multiplied quickly since the Endangered Species Act was spawned 25 years ago. But there’s still a question of how well the more than 900 species listed as endangered or threatened are recovering. Now a 痳豆在线 zoologist is spearheading a national effort to review 200 recovery plans in detail.
Western Washington’s two major earthquakes this century had minimal impact north of Seattle. But new evidence suggests that in the previous 1,100 years an area between Everett and Marysville experienced at least three earthquakes of at least moderate intensity that produced liquefaction.
A Douglas fir log plucked from a sewer trench along the shores of Puget Sound has helped scientists narrow the time frame for a major earthquake more than a millenium ago, the last big rupture of the Seattle fault.
Major Puget Sound-area earthquakes in 1949 and 1965 are but a dim memory for most people who lived through them. But geological records going back thousands of years imply an even greater hazard in the Cascadia subduction zone than is reflected in 200 years of written history.
You could call it Martian Standard Time. The new “time zone” takes effect in January 2002 when a sundial designed and assembled at the 痳豆在线 lands on the red planet aboard NASA’s 2001 Mars Surveyor.
Tim Walsh, a state DNR geologist, will provide an overview of the effects of the 1949 Olympia earthquake. Stephen Kirby, a USGS senior research geophysicist, then will discuss what can be learned about subduction zone earthquakes from the 1949 event
Like teenage boys hanging out on a street corner or fans cheering at a football game, animals behave differently when they’re in a large group than they do when they’re by themselves.
Radar data will help scientists in their quest to pinpoint climate change
Two 痳豆在线 professors are among 20 environmental scientists nationwide named today to fellowships in a new communications training and networking program.
UWTV will broadcast Saturday’s scheduled launch of Stardust, a NASA mission to collect comet samples and return them to Earth.
It’s a moment 痳豆在线 astronomy professor Donald Brownlee has been awaiting for nearly two decades.
Stardust, a NASA Discovery mission in which the 痳豆在线 plays a central role, is scheduled for on Feb.
痳豆在线 astrophysicist Christopher Stubbs has been awarded a $1 million grant from the James S.
AUSTIN, Texas – A three-year spectroscopic survey shows a group of stars near our solar system have a much greater allotment of heavy elements than other nearby stars that are like our sun, a 痳豆在线 astronomer reported today at the national meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
Managers and scientists leading the team preparing the Stardust spacecraft to gather samples of icy comet dust and return them to Earth will conduct a media briefing on the mission and its science goals on Wednesday, Jan.
Two 痳豆在线 astronomy professors and two UW graduate students were among dozens of scientists on two teams who this year showed that the expansion of the universe is actually accelerating, a discovery lauded by the journal “Science” in its Dec. 18 edition as the most important science advance of the year.
Paleontologists from the South African Museum and the 痳豆在线 have discovered what appears to be the first complete fossil of a gorgonopsid, a ferocious predator with both reptilian and mammalian characteristics that became extinct 250 million years ago.
Atmospheric pollution from eastern Asia is beginning to have measurable, though still small, effects on air quality in western North America, a researcher from the 痳豆在线, Bothell, said today.
Recent satellite measurements by 痳豆在线 seismologists indicate the “locked zone” between the Juan de Fuca and North America plates is wider in the Seattle area than previously believed. That means the Puget Sound lowlands are likely to experience significantly greater motion during a subduction-zone earthquake than scientists earlier thought.
The annual Leonid meteor shower will appear Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 17 and 18. This year the event will include a meteor “storm,” as the Earth plows through a small and very dense clump of particles trailing from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.
Armed with a ‘new’ tool, a 40-year-old Convair 580 turboprop plane stuffed with research equipment, 痳豆在线 atmospheric scientists are ready to fly higher and farther to gain a greater understanding of climate and weather patterns, regionally and globally.
A three-lecture series that explores life around hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor off the Washington-British Columbia coast and the possibility of life on Jupiter’s moons will be held on three consecutive Thursdays in November.
Everyone in the Northwest talks about the weather. Now a 痳豆在线 atmospheric scientist and the state Department of Transportation plan to do something about it.
Recent rumors that Western Washington is in for its severest winter in 50 years are nothing more than unsupported hype that goes well beyond current forecast abilities, according to 痳豆在线 atmospheric scientists.
Two new studies of avalanches in Snoqualmie Pass in the Washington Cascades near Seattle could bring about more accurate predictions that will safeguard travelers in quickly changing conditions.
The 痳豆在线 is poised to become the first institution anywhere to launch a doctoral program specifically geared to train scientists to search for life on celestial bodies such as Mars or Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter.
痳豆在线 basketball stars Jamie Redd and Donald Watts will travel to Tacoma later this month to talk with kids about the way sports has shaped their lives and given them educational opportunities.