News tagged with olympic peninsula
Partnership yields options for adapting to climate change on the Olympic Peninsula
Federal land managers on the Olympic Peninsula joined in an exceptional partnership with the Pacific Northwest Research Station and the University of Washington to develop a set of science-based options that will help them ...
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Professor was right: Mastodon weapon was older than thought, scientists say
It's not unusual for an archaeologist to get stuck in the past, but Carl Gustafson may be the only one consumed by events on the Olympic Peninsula in 1977.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Algae that turned toxic stumps scientists
For years, when Washington state health officials tested shellfish for toxins produced by microscopic algae, they zeroed in on two types of poisons.
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Scientists find odd twist in slow 'earthquakes': Tremor running backwards
Earthquake scientists trying to unravel the mysteries of an unfelt, weeks-long seismic phenomenon called episodic tremor and slip have discovered a strange twist. The tremor can suddenly reverse direction ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 22, 2011 |
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'Array of arrays' coaxing secrets from unfelt seismic tremor events
Every 15 months or so, an unfelt earthquake occurs in western Washington and travels northward to Canada's Vancouver Island. The episode typically releases as much energy as a magnitude 6.5 earthquake, but ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Research cruise unveils new deep-sea coral, rockfish fields
A federal research cruise off the Olympic Peninsula coast has revealed new deep-sea boulder fields peppered with bright sponges, small corals and rockfish.
Jun 23, 2010 |
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U.S. hopes dams' demolition will let salmon return
They were known as June Hogs -- 100-pound salmon that, when stood on end, were taller than a man.
Apr 12, 2010 |
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NASA tech zooms in on water and land
In a pilot project that could help better manage the planet's strained natural resources, space-age technologies are helping a Washington state community monitor its water availability. NASA satellites and ...
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Scientists: Silent tremors may foretell next Big One
The seismometer is snugged in its hole and tamped over with dirt. Now it's time for the stomp test.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 06, 2009 |
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