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| Earthquake research center to prep PNW for impending disaster | Major earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest are fairly uncommon, yet a significant threat looms: 鈥淭he Big One鈥 is an anticipated earthquake of magnitude 8 or higher. And it could happen any day. This projected earthquake 鈥 which would occur along the Cascadia鈥 |
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| Western Washington University partnering in new $15M NSF-funded earthquake research center | |||
| 草榴社区 faculty receive new grant to research electric-vehicle usage | |||
| Algae blooms that cause pink snow could accelerate melting as Earth warms | 鈥淭here never used to be any funding for this kind of work,鈥 says , a biologist at Western Washington University who鈥檚 at the forefront of a new push to understand what folks in the Pacific Northwest call 鈥渨atermelon snow鈥 鈥斺 |
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| Chemistry鈥檚 Mark Bussell elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences | |||
| NASA MESSENGER mission data to measure chromium on Mercury | Co-author Asmaa Boujibar, of Western Washington University, who performed the modeling described in the paper, added: 鈥淥ur model, based on laboratory experiments, confirms that the majority of chromium in Mercury is concentrated within its core. Due to the unique composition and鈥 |
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| 'Watermelon snow' piques curiosities in Utah after abnormally wet winter | The changes in the magnitude and timing of the melting 鈥 the exposure of bare ground earlier in the season 鈥 can cause problems in the Mountain West, affecting ecosystems and species that rely on cool water downstream and reservoirs designed to accommodate more gradual snowmelt. In places like鈥 |
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| Northwest scientists help find a green alternative to produce beauty products: algae | Paraffin is the produced worldwide, and it鈥檚 relatively common in cosmetics. But paraffin is made from petroleum, and a market has popped up for renewable alternatives to beauty鈥 |
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| Solutions: A professor digs for clams to boost sustainability and the environment | For the better part of the last 20 years, Western Washington University environmental science professor Marco Hatch has had his hands in the muddy shores of the Pacific Northwest and Canada, digging for clams. Specifically, Hatch has dedicated his life's work to clam gardens and鈥 |
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| Algae Blooms Increase Snowmelt In The Pacific Northwest By 20% | Algae that commonly grow on snow in the Pacific Northwest have been ignored in melt models, but their presence significantly increases snowmelt compared with clean, white snow, according to a study conducted on Mount Baker in the North Cascades, Washington. Scientist Alia Khan鈥 |