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UrduA new study shows that wolves in Washington state are not having much of an impact on white-tailed deer, one of their primary prey. In a paper published June 18, scientists report that the biggest factor shaping white-tailed deer populations in northeast Washington is the quality of habitat available. Cougars were second in their impact. Wolves were a distant third.
Tag: Pacific Northwest
Tree rings reveal a new kind of earthquake threat to the Pacific Northwest
In February, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Turkey-Syria border, followed by one nearly as large nine hours later. Shallow faults less than 18 miles beneath the surface buckled and ruptured, causing violent focused quakes that leveled thousands of buildings and killed tens of thousands.
Q&A: UW historian explores how a Husky alum influenced postcolonial Sudan
Christopher Tounsel, associate professor of history at the University of Washington, found multiple connections between Sudan and Seattle while researching his upcoming book. The most prominent was the late Andrew Brimmer, a UW alum who in 1966 became the first Black member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Northwest heat wave ‘should not have been possible’
After the stifling hot temperatures parked over the Pacific Northwest in late June, an international group of 27 climate scientists – including Cornell University’s Flavio Lehner – concluded July 7 that the heat wave was “virtually impossible without human-caused climate change.”
Small Modular Reactors Competitive in Washington’s Clean Energy Future
A new report finds small modular reactors could provide competitively priced electricity in Washington state’s future electricity market.
Wildfire smoke trends worsening for Western U.S.
New research from the University of Utah ties the worsening trend of extreme poor air quality events in Western regions to wildfire activity, with growing trends of smoke impacting air quality clear into September.
Michigan Tech expert available: Mega wildfires release soil carbon into the atmosphere
Evan Kane, soil carbon expert, is available to speak about how increasingly severe wildfires are accelerating the climate change feedback loop.