By Vince Stricherz
via UW News
David Montgomery is a geomorphologist, a geologist who studies changes to topography over time and how geological processes shape landscapes.
By Sandra Hines
via UW Today
Robert J. Naiman, a University of Washington professor known internationally for his work on freshwater ecology and ways to balance environmental and societal considerations, has received the highest award given by the Ecological Society of America, the world’s largest society of professional ecologists.
By Hannah Hickey
via UW News
Warmer water and reduced river flows in the United States and Europe in recent years have led to reduced production, or temporary shutdown, of several thermoelectric power plants.
By Vince Stricherz
via UW News
In ancient Earth history, the sun burned as much as 30 percent dimmer than it does now.
By Sandra Hines
via UW Today
A hemispherewide phenomenon – and not just regional forces – has caused record-breaking amounts of freshwater to accumulate in the Arctics Beaufort Sea.
By Sandra Hines
via UW Today
Nitrogen derived from human activities has polluted lakes throughout the Northern Hemisphere for more than a century and the fingerprint of these changes is evident even in remote lakes located thousands of miles from the nearest city, industrial area or farm.
By Sandra Hines
via UW Today
Non-native species are viewed widely as being a paramount threat to biodiversity and ecosystem goods and services that society relies upon.
by Vince Stricherz
via UW Today
A growing body of recent research indicates that, in Earths warming climate, there is no “tipping point,” or threshold warm temperature, beyond which polar sea ice cannot recover if temperatures come back down.
By Hannah Hickey
via UW News
University of Washington engineering students have won an international contest for their design to monitor water disinfection using the suns rays.