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UW researchers test Washington's first-ever earthquake detection system
Earth and Space Sciences’ John Vidale, Paul Bodin, and the University of Washington-based Pacific Northwest Seismic Network team, will soon begin testing the region’s first early warning system for incoming earthquakes. Originally developed for use in California, the system will create an automated alert giving people anywhere from a few seconds to more than a minute’s warning before an earthquake’s S waves begin to shake the ground.
Read more at UW Today »Forest restoration, precipitation in the Andes, sea urchins and more: This week's published research
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, ten new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including studies on light absorption in snow and ice, gene expression in Pacific Oyster, and more. Check them out!
Read more »Ecotourism, blue whales vs. ships, earthquakes and more: This week's published research
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, five new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including studies of the 1964 Great Alaska earthquake, ship strikes on blue whales, and more. Read on!
Read more »UW researchers prep for the next Cascadia megaquake
Earth and Space Sciences’ Frank Gonzalez, John Vidale, and Arthur Frankel, along with other scientists from across the University of Washington, are teaming up to better prepare our region for the next massive megaquake off the Pacific Northwest coast. Their efforts include designing the first tsunami evacuation structure in the United States, development of a campus-wide research project on major earthquakes, and the upcoming rollout of early earthquake alerts.
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