Each year, the American Geophysical Union celebrates individuals who have made significant contributions to the Earth and space sciences. Of the 2025 honorees, three scientists in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences have been awarded prestigious honors. This year’s meeting will take place in mid-December in New Orleans, Louisiana.| wp.ess.uw.edu
Each year, the American Geophysical Union celebrates individuals who have made significant contributions to the Earth and space sciences. Of the 2025 honorees, three scientists in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences have been awarded prestigious honors. This year’s meeting will take place in mid-December in New Orleans, Louisiana.| Department of Earth and Space Sciences
Stretching from northern California to the Salish Sea, the Cascadia coastline is a region of extraordinary natural and cultural richness, unique ecosystems, and significant risk. Located along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” Cascadia sits above an active subduction zone and faces a range of coastal natural hazards: earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, sea level rise, erosion, ecosystem changes, and the increasing impacts of climate change on storms and flooding severity.| wp.ess.uw.edu
Six-year-old Miles Dimick has likely read every single book on volcanoes, kids’ and adults’, available through the King County Library System. So, when he found out that his Christmas present would be a visit to the University of Washington’s Department of Earth and Space Sciences (ESS), his response was pure joy and excitement.| Department of Earth and Space Sciences