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View of steep hills with exposures of dark rock as well as patches of green vegetation
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Baked Contacts Focus a Lens on Ancient Lava Flows

by Anthony Pivarunas, Margaret Avery, Joseph Biasi and Leif Karlstrom 1 February 20231 February 2023

Two studies, conducted 40 years apart, show how combining field observations and thermal modeling can reconstruct the history of massive lava flows and how they altered the surrounding landscape.

A map of land surface temperatures across the Pacific Northwest. Temperature is shown as a color gradient from blue to red.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Far-Flung Forces Caused the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Wave

by Saima May Sidik 23 December 20221 March 2023

Air from thousands of kilometers away spiraled down to drape the Pacific Northwest in blistering heat.

Dry Falls located at the head of Grand Coulee
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Western U.S. “Megafloods” Might Not Have Been So Mega

by Rebecca Dzombak 3 February 20223 February 2022

The flooding that carved eastern Washington State 20,000 to 12,000 years ago could have been 80% smaller than the canyons’ volume today.

Cell phone alert saying “Earthquake Detected! Drop, Cover, Hold on. Protect Yourself -USGS ShakeAlert”
Posted inNews

Earthquake Alerts Go Live in the Pacific Northwest

by Jenessa Duncombe 4 May 20213 June 2022

Oregon and Washington residents will receive an alert on their cell phones if they are in danger from an incoming quake.

A view looking southeast toward Mount St. Helens from the Castle Lake Viewpoint in June 2017
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Lessons from a Post-Eruption Landscape

by J. J. Major, C. M. Crisafulli and F. J. Swanson 24 April 20209 March 2023

Four decades of research into biophysical responses to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens have vastly improved our understanding of how landscapes react to cataclysmic disturbances.

Shadows of girls hiking in a line
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GeoGirls: Confidence Erupts from a Camp at a Volcano

by Lesley Evans Ogden 22 April 202012 April 2022

Summer camp at Mount Saint Helens empowers girls with science, confidence, and fun.

A surfer walks a gorgeous coastline with rocky outcrops and a flock of seagulls.
Posted inNews

A Tribe’s Uphill Battle Against Climate Change

by V. Volcovici 20 April 202014 October 2021

Tribes like the Quinault are ill-equipped to adapt their reservations to wide-ranging, increasing threats from climate change.

Washington governor Jay Inslee, a Democratic presidential hopeful, spoke in Washington, D.C., on 20 March.
Posted inNews

Jay Inslee Campaigns for Presidency on Climate Change Issue

by Randy Showstack 22 March 201921 March 2023

The governor of Washington says that dealing with climate change has to be the country’s number one priority.

Yosemite snow surface studies
Posted inScience Updates

Preparing Graduate Students for 21st Century Climate Conversations

by M. A. Bertram, L. Thompson, J. W. Murray, C. Bretherton and C. Bitz 7 February 201910 May 2022

Graduate students at the University of Washington are becoming skilled in interdisciplinary climate science and finding opportunities to collaborate outside the academy.

Researchers combine diverse data sets to analyze earthquake recurrence intervals in central Washington State.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Constraining Central Washington’s Potential Seismic Hazard

by Terri Cook 19 June 201826 January 2023

Fault geometry and slip rate analyses show deformation in the Yakima Fold Province accelerated in the Pleistocene and has remained elevated, offering new insights into earthquake recurrence intervals.

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