M9 Meeting: Timothy McDaniels (UBC)
Professor Tim McDaniels (UBC) will speak about “A yawning governance gap that degrades regional infrastructure resilience” at the M9 All-Hands Meeting on Tuesday, February 9. M9 Meetings are held from 2:30-3:30 PM in Molecular Engineering room 115.
Read more about Tim’s work on his website.
UW awarded private, public grants to develop earthquake early warning tool
The UW-based Pacific Northwest Seismic Network is helping to develop ShakeAlert, an automated alert system that could save lives and prevent millions of dollars in damages by providing seconds to minutes of warning before shaking begins.
UW seismologist speaking at White House earthquake preparedness summit
Sally Jewell, secretary of the Department of the Interior, and John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, are scheduled to give the introductory remarks.
Earthquake Authority: Q&A with UW’s John Vidale
Dating historic activity at Oso site shows recurring major landslides
University of Washington geologists analyzed woody debris buried in earlier slides and used radiocarbon dating to map the history of activity at the site.
Natural Hazards & Resilient Communities Lecture Video: UW’s John Vidale
John Vidale, professor of Earth and Space Sciences and chief seismologist for the State of Washington, wants people to be aware of the threats.
Natural Hazards & Resilient Communities: Q&A with UW’s John Vidale
Earlier this year, an article in the New Yorker stirred up panic nationwide over the looming possibility of megaquake along the Cascadia Fault.
Don’t be scared, be prepared: A response to the New Yorker article “The Really Big One”
Shelley Chestler, UW seismology graduate student
The July 2015 New Yorker article “The Really Big One,” by Kathryn Schulz, shook up the Pacific Northwest (PNW) more than any earthquake has since the Magnitude-6.8 Nisqually earthquake in 2001. In the article’s most dooming statement, the head of the Cascadia FEMA division was quoted saying, “everything west of I-5 will be toast.” This assertion scared the living daylights out of PNW residents, creating a sense of terror and hopelessness that was the antithesis of what the article meant to do: to spur the region into preparing for this potentially devastating event.
Natural Hazards & Resilient Communities Lecture Recap: UW’s Kate Starbird
Natural Hazards & Resilient Communities: Q&A with Team Rubicon’s Jake Wood
A CEO, author, and former U.S.