Research from over 10 years ago postulated that, with the effects of climate change, fisheries and other global drivers, jellyfish might someday dominate the world’s oceans. Since then, scientists have been working to verify this possibility, and the answer today is that they’re still not sure. FHL‘s Claudia Mills is quoted. Read more here. 

When a train goes by you see it, you hear it, you also feel it shake the ground. It doesn’t end there. The sheer weight of millions of pounds travels deep down into the ground. UW experts are studying the process.  Read more here. 

Check out this map of where lightning strikes across the planet; in some areas, lightning strikes thousands of times a night! This article mentions the work of ESS’ Robert Holzworth to catalog lightning. Read more here! 

Ray Hilborn – Professor, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences – recently authored a book entitled “Overfishing: what everyone needs to know”.  In it, he explores questions like What is overfishing?, How do we estimate the abundance of animals in the ocean?, and How will climate affect fish populations? to name a few.  Check out the recent New York Times book review of it here. 

Check out this neato animation of the Vashon glacier over the past 19,000 years. The model was developed by ESS affiliate assistant professor Ralph Haugerud and others: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YHWMHzi_deg