Geology Department
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| Earthquakes a possibility for Whatcom County, tsunami threat smaller | If the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan made you wonder about the potential for disaster in Whatcom County, you're not alone. "Most people right now are saying, 'Holy smokes, can we get something like Japan here?'" said Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, associate… |
2011-03-22 | |
| Maine Voices: World was warmer in the past without terrible effects | What would you think if someone told you that in Greenland, about 9,100 years of the last 10,500 years were warmer than now? Or that the coldest years during this time span were in the late 19th century, at the close of the "Little Ice Age"? |
2011-03-17 | |
| WWU professors to discuss Utah's national parks at March 16 event | 2011-03-01 | ||
| WWU's Caplan-Auerbach to discuss earthquakes at Feb. 18 WWURA luncheon | 2011-02-04 | ||
| Is Mount Baker a danger to Whatcom County? Find out in free presentation Jan. 20 | 2011-01-13 | ||
| Facts don't always support hype about some issues | So many statements we accept as true, plausible or beyond question; but are they? Let’s look at a couple of important ones: global warming and U.S. manufacturing decline. In 2000, Dr. David Viner of University of East Anglia’s disgraced Climatic Research Unit advised, “Within a few years… |
2011-01-11 | |
| Walter Williams: Question common statements | So many statements we accept as true, plausible or beyond question; but are they? Let's look at a couple of important ones: global warming and U.S. manufacturing decline. In 2000, Dr. David Viner of University of East Anglia's disgraced Climatic Research Unit advised, “Within a… |
2011-01-06 | |
| Catholic faith supports Bellingham woman through cancer, cross-country move | Stella DeBari, a member of Assumption Catholic Church, loves to witness her faith. When asked what she would tell young people, she answered, "I would tell them I don't know how you will get through any crisis in life, health or otherwise, if you did not have God in your life.… |
2010-11-22 | |
| Icelandic geologist explains Eyjafjallajökull | The Blaine Icelandic Heritage Society is hosting an Icelandic geologist at Western Washington University at noon on Friday, October 22, in Environmental Studies Room100. Many Icelandic club members and friends will gain firsthand knowledge of Iceland’s unique geology and volcanic activity during… |
2010-10-14 | |
| See All fossils great and small ... in Washington | The university’s Geology Department has an extensive display of fossils, rocks and minerals. Developed in the 1980s by geology research technician George Mustoe, the collection now lines the hallways of the buildings’ first three floors. While some of the items are in display cases,… |
2010-10-11 |