Scott Miles
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| Miles named National Academy of Sciences Kavli Fellow | 2014-09-03 | ||
| Two-year initiative looks at disaster preparation | When the next big earthquake rocks King County, emergency responders have a plan. The first week or two is all mapped out. After that? It’s a mystery. |
2013-09-16 | |
| Extended Fuel Shortages Predicted In Quake Risk Study | Much of Oregon’s population would face extended fuel shortages, natural gas outages and blackouts after a catastrophic earthquake. That according to a seismic risk study re-released by the state. But there’s pushback from the energy companies put under the spotlight. |
2013-08-12 | |
| Planning for the megaquake, and after | Two years after Japan was rocked by the same type of monster quake and tsunami that will strike the Pacific Northwest someday, the world’s most seismically fortified nation faces another five to 10 years of rebuilding. Nearly 320,000 people are still in temporary housing. Mountains of debris… |
2013-03-11 | |
| Miles awarded $32K grant from NSF to study fallout from Hurricane Isaac power outages | 2012-12-14 | ||
| Scott Miles on The Joe Show | Scott Miles, assistant professor of Environmental Studies at WWU, discusses his research into earthquake preparedness and his recent trip to the tsunami zone in Japan. |
2012-05-03 | |
| Huxley College of the Environment to roll out new disaster risk reduction minor this fall | 2011-06-07 | ||
| Grant to Create DB of Potential Earthquake Scenarios | Western Washington University assistant professor of Environmental Studies Scott Miles and Research Associate Rebekah Green of Western Washington University's Resilience Institute have received a $45,000 grant from the Washington Emergency Management Division (WAEMD) to create and populate… |
2011-05-26 | |
| WWU building new site to help you prepare for the Big One | Most Western Washington residents know they live in an earthquake-prone area and that there is always the threat of the "Big One." |
2011-05-09 | |
| WWU building new site to help you prepare for the Big One | The university is building a first-of-its-kind earthquake database that will include 20 potential quake scenarios for Washington state. |
2011-05-06 |