An op-ed writer extols the many virtues of using local biomass to generate energy. A study by Bruce Lippke, professor of forest resources, is mentioned.
Read more »Lightning detection could confirm volcano eruptions - Anchorage Daily News
Volcanologists have been using a global network of lightning sensors operated by the University of Washington to keep tabs on the Cleveland Volcano in Alaska. They are testing a theory that lightning actually confirms volcanic eruptions. Read more here.
Read more »New system will gauge and track storms - Seattle Times
The city of Seattle is using new technology that allows officials to know exactly how bad storms are and what neighborhoods are getting hit the worst. Cliff Mass, professor of atmospheric sciences, helped design the system; read more here.
Read more »America's most beautiful college campuses
In a recent round up of the country’s most beautiful campuses included the University of Washington alongside Yale, Stanford, and others. The article highlights UW’s famed Suzzallo Library, Drumheller Fountain, and cherry blossom trees.
Read more at Slate »Dams in the news
We in Washington have been hearing plenty about the Elwha dam removal. While ecological effects of such a giant project will take years to assess, the removal itself might be a hallmark of shifting perceptions about the costs and benefits of damming rivers. This shift might have begun around 1978 with Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill, a 1978 ruling in which the Supreme Court ruled that a project to build the Tellico Dam on the Little Tennessee River had to be halted because it would likely lead to the extinction of the snail darter.
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