Is an uptick of rumblings under Mount Adams cause for seismic concern?
Mount Adams, a stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, is the second-highest mountain in Washington state. The last time it erupted was more than 1,000 years ago, but it's been making some noise lately. To find out more about these rumblings, KUOW spoke to UW ESS professor and PNSN director Harold Tobin.
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'N Yo' Seismic Network: Marshawn Lynch Shakes the PNSN!
On October 10, 2024, Amazon Prime featured Marshawn’s visit to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network Seismology Lab during its Thursday Night Football pregame show before the Seattle Seahawks took on the San Francisco 49ers.
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ESS Celebrates 130 Years at the Burke Museum
On September 20, over 300 members of the UW Earth & Space Sciences community, including over 70 alumni, came together at the Burke Museum to celebrate the Department's 130th Anniversary.
Read moreMonitoring at Mount Adams to increase after spike in earthquake activity
Harold Tobin, ESS Professor and director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, is quoted.
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Explaining dramatic planetwide changes after world's last 'Snowball Earth' event
Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet’s history are “Snowball Earth” events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.6 miles (1 kilometer) thick. ESS PhD student Trent Thomas is lead author on a new student recently published in Nature Communications
Read moreTacoma and Pierce County prep for 9.0 earthquake and tsunami
ESS and PNSN Research Professor Paul Bodin is quoted.
Read moreGerard Roe to give the John F. Nye lecture in glaciology at AGU
We are pleased to announce that Professor Gerard Roe has been awarded the John F. Nye Lectureship by the American Geophysical Union. Gerard will give the Nye Lecture at the 2024 AGU Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C. in December.
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UW ESS 1st Open House
The Department of Earth and Space Sciences held its very first Open House at Johnson Hall on April 21, 2024. This event was organized by the student-led outreach program Rockin’ Out, and visitors enjoyed a variety of exhibits related to Earth and planetary sciences.
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Seismic Enhancements for the 21st Century
Super-sizing the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network in the Era of Earthquake Early Warning
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Earthquake scientists are learning warning signs of the 'big one.' When should they tell the public?
For U.S. seismologists, Japan’s “megaquake” warning last week renewed discussion about when and how to warn people on the West Coast if they find elevated risk of a major earthquake. ESS Professor and PNSN Director Harold Tobin and ESS Affiliate Professor Brian Atwater are quoted.
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