Environment Great quakes of Northwest past: Scientists look to the shaky future by probing lakes Multiple teams of earthquake researchers are looking in what may seem like an unlikely place to figure out how strongly the Pacific Northwest shook during great quakes in the past. Tom Banse
Science Tiny Earthquakes Happen Every Few Minutes In Southern California, Study Finds A new catalog of Southern California earthquakes is 10 times larger than its predecessor list. The details of frequent, small quakes help scientists study what triggers large, destructive ones. Rebecca Hersher
World Indonesian Tsunami: Death Toll Hits 1,200; Survivors Desperate For Aid Relief agencies are having trouble reaching stricken areas, setting off looting of stores and aid supplies. The death toll from the tsunami and quake could rise further, officials warn. Bill Chappell
Are you ready for the Big One? Bill Steele is coordinator of the seismology lab at the University of Washington's Earth and Space Sciences department. He told KUOW's Katherine Banwell... Katherine Banwell
Could a tsunami reach Columbia City? And other Disaster Night! questions A catastrophe-focused crowd turned out last night for KUOW’s Disaster Night! — a quiz show about natural disasters (and disaster movies), at the Royal... David Hyde
The 'death box' where Seattle earthquake researchers work When the next major earthquake roils our region, University of Washington’s civil engineers and seismic experts will not be safe. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
During the Big One, the Space Needle will sway. But your office may crumble A big earthquake could hit Seattle in the next 50 years. That got KUOW listener Derek Hanson wondering: What would happen to our most prominent landmark? Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
You'll probably live through the big earthquake. Are we ready for the aftermath? There will be a time — it could be tomorrow, it could be 100 years from now —when the ground beneath us will start to shake. Buildings will crumble.... Bill Radke Amina Al-Sadi
5 reasons a tunnel is safer than the Alaskan Way Viaduct The Seattle region has been growing so fast, there are now 400,000 more people here than in 2009, when we agreed to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with... Carolyn Adolph
After Alaska quake, questions about how ready we are for a tsunami In the early, early hours of Tuesday morning phones lit up along the Washington coast alerting to the possibility of a tsunami. A 7.9 magnitude... Amina Al-Sadi Bill Radke
