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Green studying tsunami's impact on coastline debris 2013-03-06
ShakeOut drill will help Whatcom County residents prepare for earthquake

When earthquakes hit, our instincts can often get us in trouble. The first annual Great Washington ShakeOut is trying to fix that.

During earthquakes, instinct tells us to look out the window in curiosity, run out of the building or pick up the phone and share the news with everyone.

2012-10-17
Short film tells plight of family-owned farms 2012-02-24
Faculty receive $45K grant to create database of potential earthquake scenarios 2011-08-05
Alert consumers committed to protecting county farms

Small- and medium-sized farms are mostly what we see in Whatcom County. They make an important contribution to both our food supply and the economy in the North Puget Sound region. Yet, our farms are threatened by a range of extreme events and by rapid economic changes.

Disturbance may…

2011-06-07
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."

A new project from Western Washington University aims to help us all be better prepared.

The…

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
State university receives grant to create database of disaster scenarios

There are few things in life as frightening as being in the midst of a major earthquake. They often begin as a low vibration, a feel and a sound as though a large truck is rumbling by outside a house or office.

Quickly they escalate into a fierce, deadly freight train of a roar with…

2011-05-04
Environmental Studies’ Scott Miles invited to United Nations’ Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2011-04-14
Resilience Institute at WWU conducts survey of disaster preparedness campaign in Snohomish County 2010-09-28
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