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Threat of quake in Southern Alps wanes

Earthquake-weary South Islanders finally have some good news 鈥 the Alpine Fault could still be 200 years away from generating its next quake of about magnitude 8.0.

Scientists have found that the most active central and southern sections of the 650-kilometre-long fault appear to break on鈥

Beneath the city of Bellingham lie the memories of coal mines

For more than 30 years, the men and horses of the Bellingham Coal Mines toiled beneath the city, using dynamite and muscle power to carve a labyrinth of passageways through a thick coal seam. Over their heads was a ceiling of crumbly slate rock, held up鈥 if all went well鈥 by log timbers and鈥

草榴社区鈥檚 Linneman named higher education science teacher of the year

Western Washington University Professor of Geology Scott Linneman has been named the state鈥檚 Higher Education Science Teacher of the Year by the Washington Science Teachers Association.
Linneman, who has taught at Western since 2000, received the award at the National Science Teachers鈥

Western's Scott Linneman named state's higher ed science teacher of the year

Scott Linneman, a professor of geology at Western Washington University, has been selected as the state鈥檚 higher education science teacher of the year by the Washington Science Teachers Association.

He received his award Thursday, Dec. 8, at National Science Teachers Association鈥

Western's Scott Linneman named Washington's Higher Ed Science Teacher of the Year
Rumbles in the Alps reveal rockslides

Until now, most seismic research on landslides has focused on how to identify individual slides among the general seismic din of the Earth. But in comparison with earthquakes, rockslides produce "kinda ugly signals", so they are difficult to detect, says Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, a鈥

Rumbles in the Alps reveal rockslides

Until now, most seismic research on landslides has focused on how to identify individual slides among the general seismic din of the Earth. But in comparison with earthquakes, rockslides produce "kinda ugly signals", so they are difficult to detect, says Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, a鈥

Majestic Mount Baker looms large in Whatcom County lore and life

Mount Baker towers nearly 10,800 feet in the sky, so massive that on clear days it can be seen as far away as Seattle. Whether because of its historic snowfall, its world-class skiing and snowboarding or its striking views, it's hard to think of Whatcom County and not think of Mount Baker鈥

Going to Extremes

鈥淛ohn Schutt is a superstar in planetary science,鈥 says Ralph Harvey, director of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program. Schutt (pronounced 鈥淪kutt鈥) has served as ANSMET鈥檚 field safety officer and professional mountain guide for 31 years. Case Western Reserve University is鈥

Is Seattle creating ghettos of poverty and pollution?

In Seattle, the rich may get richer.
But the poor get pollution.
A recently published study by academics from the state shows that the most dangerous air pollution in Seattle is becoming concentrated on the vulnerable residents of poor neighborhoods.

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