Assistant Professor Alison Duvall has received the American Geophysical Union's early-career award for researchers in the Earth and space sciences!
Read more at UW Today »UW geologist wins early-career award from American Geophysical Union
Eastern U.S. needs 'connectivity' to help species escape climate change
For plants and animals fleeing the effects of climate change for a better shot at survival, the eastern United States will need to improve "climate connectivity."
Read more at UW Today »Arc volcano releases mix of material from Earth's mantle and crust
New research from Earth and Space Sciences' Fang-Zhen Teng shows that a common type of volcano isn't just spewing molten rock from the mantle, but contains elements suggesting something more complicated is drawing material out of the Earth's crust.
Read more at UW Today »Will more snow over Antarctica offset rising seas? Don't count on it
A new study out of Earth and Space Sciences finds that warmer temperatures don't necessarily equal more snowfall in Antarctica after all.
Read more at UW Today »Scientists recommend immediate plan to combat changes to West Coast seawater chemistry
Global carbon dioxide emissions are triggering troubling changes to ocean chemistry along the West Coast that require immediate, decisive actions to combat through a coordinated regional approach, a panel of scientific experts has unanimously concluded. A failure to adequately respond to this fundamental change in seawater chemistry, known as ocean acidification, is anticipated to have devastating ecological consequences for the West Coast in the decades to come, the 20-member West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia (OAH) Science Panel warned in a comprehensive report unveiled April 4.
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