Collaborating with Strangers on Sustainability Projects at UW Hey Stranger…looking for a way to combine forces others on campus interested in Sustainability projects? Collaborating with Strangers workshops connect students, faculty and researchers on campus during 3-minute speed-meetings. You’ll walk away with more resources, solutions and creative ideas than you ever imagined! When: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Where: Research Commons Presentation Place, Allen Library South, ground floor Who: Open to all UW students, post-docs, staff, faculty & librarians Refreshments will be served.
Read more »Condensation, atmospheric motion, and cold beer
The heat released when water condenses is an important driver of weather phenomena. And as a simple experiment shows, it also makes it tough to enjoy a frosty one in the summertime. Learn more; read this informative story by ATMO’s Dale Durran and Dargan Frierson in Physics Today.
Read more »Sustaining Our World lecture focuses on "built ecologies"
The College of the Environment and the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences are excited to present the annual Sustaining Our World Lecture on April 4, 2013, from 6-7 p.m. This year’s lecture, Built Ecologies: Regionalism and Resource Integration in the Built World, features Thomas Knittel, vice president and a leading voice and innovator in sustainable design and biomimicry with HOK, a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm.
Read more »Global warming heats the deep oceans
The oceans are the flywheel of the climate system. As atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases increase, the Earth system is warming, and over 90 percent of that increase in heat goes into the ocean. Knowing how much heat the ocean absorbs is vital to understanding sea level rise (the oceans expand as they warm), and predicting how much, and how fast, the atmosphere will warm.
Read more »Washington's State Senate passes climate bill
The Washington state Senate on Wednesday advanced a measure championed by Gov. Jay Inslee to study the best practices for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Under the measure, an outside consultant would review both Washington state’s ongoing efforts to cut carbon emissions and similar endeavors elsewhere. It would then report back to the governor and legislative leaders. Read the full article from The News Tribune here.
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