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On Alien Worlds, Exotic Form of Ice May Transport Nutrients | SpaceĪ high-pressure form of water ice known as ice VII has been shown to be capable of transporting salts rather than expelling them. They contain salt (sodium chloride) and other nutrients like magnesium, sulphate, and calcium. Water Worlds Could Have Plumes of Nutrients Carried Up from Down Below | Universe TodayĮarth's oceans are one huge, uniform electrolyte solution. State officials are releasing new information about what a tsunami produced by a major earthquake on the Seattle Fault could do to Seattle and Puget Sound. Read MoreĮarthquake Could Produce Tsunami Waves That Would Hit Seattle in Minutes | KIRO 7 If a really big earthquake hits offshore from Seattle, the city's shorelines could be struck with massive tsunami waves within a matter of three minutes. New Tsunami Warning to Those in Seattle: If the Earth Starts Shaking, Get to Higher Ground ASAP | GeekWire Read MoreĮSS graduate student Tayrn Black, who defended her PHD dissertation last month, has published research documenting 38 years of change for glaciers in Alaska’s Kenai Fjords. Taryn Black, a doctoral student in Earth and space. Read Moreĭecades of Change: How Climate is Affecting Glaciers | Ī new study led by the University of Washington has measured 38 years of change for glaciers in Kenai Fjords National Park. The new data, published by researchers at the UW and the National Park Service, can help national parks predict how the changing glaciers will impact wildlife and tourism. Study Shows Changing Glaciers Could Impact Wildlife and Tourism at National Parks | Discover Magazine Salty Sea Spray Keeps Lightning Strikes AwayĪlthough most rain on Earth falls over the oceans, lightning at sea is rarer than expected-and for decades, scientists were not sure why. Read MoreĪ study recently published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters finds that Arctic lightning has tripled in the last decade alone. Results from Bob Holzworth's lightning network - and with both Holzworth and Atmospheric Sciences colleague Joel Thornton - were highlighted in the NY Times on Friday, August. In a fantastic video, ESS assistant professors Marine Denolle and Brad Lipovsky explain the power and potential of the new Photonic Sensing Facility, which was recently funded by. The New ESS / UW Photonic Sensing Facility Diet-related deaths outrank deaths from smoking, and about half of U.S. The data are stark: the typical American diet is shortening the lives of many Americans. How the White House Nutrition Conference May Tackle Americans' Unhealthy Diets | NPR