Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, thirteen new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including studies on sharks, clouds, and a 1500-meter ice core Read on!
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Unknown to most people, the Pacific Northwest experiences a magnitude-6.6 earthquake about once a year. The reason nobody notices is that the movement happens slowly and deep underground, in a part of the fault whose behavior, known as slow-slip, was only recently discovered. A University of Washington seismologist who studies slow-slip quakes has looked at how they respond to tidal forces from celestial bodies and used the result to make a first direct calculation of friction deep on the fault.
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Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, twenty-four new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including studies on the ionospheric precursors of earthquakes, how the are burned by fires relates to water balance, and more. Check them out!
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Join in on the Earth Day festivities with Dean Lisa Graumlich and others at the central UW Seattle Earth Day Celebration at Red Square on April 22! Marking the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, all students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend. An important day celebrated at the University of Washington since the very first Earth Day in 1970, it’s an opportunity to appreciate and recognize the year-round environmental stewardship and sustainability efforts across all UW campuses.
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One of the joys of going on vacation in today’s world is sharing our photos on social media. Whether we post them ourselves, or enjoy photos shared from someone else’s sun-soaked, lakeside vacation, now these pictures are being used for more than evoking slight pangs of envy. Scientists from the University of Washington and other institutions are using geotagged images to better understand why people choose to visit one body of water over another, how water health might play into that decision, and how much individuals might be willing to pay to keep their lakes clean.
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