Hannah Hickey

@hickeyh

Earth sciences writer/PIO in University of Washington's news office, . Banner shows annual global temperatures from 1850-2017, via .

Seattle, Wash.
Joined November 2008

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    Jan 31

    Last fall, a satellite built by students was sent to the . This afternoon it left the ISS and went into orbit. UW students made their first contact with at around 4:25 p.m., as it passed over Seattle! Background:

    group of people looking at computer monitors
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  2. Jan 31
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  3. Jan 30

    .'s great video about UW students' new just makes me laugh at Seattle's wet, dark, cold, terrible January. How many ways can you say "rainy"?

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    This is so exciting to see! & , two of the brightest weather minds around, are leading the way in teaching today’s students how to effectively communicate weather information in the digital era.

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    Jan 28

    Get ready for a Night Out at the Museum. On Feb 15, & will host NSWA members & journalists attending for an evening of food, drink, networking, science & dancing. The event is free, including transport. Details here:

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    Jan 15

    ‘The blob' and a squeeze of food supplies was to blame for largest-ever seabird die-off of common murres in 2015-16, according to new , , research in

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    Jan 15

    "The long tusk of the male narwhal sets these whales apart, but it’s not the only thing that makes Monodon monoceros among the most intriguing and mysterious marine mammals," —Kristin Laidre of

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  8. Jan 15

    “I can’t say with confidence today what makes those snow bands,” said 's . “That’s what I hope to find out.”

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  9. Jan 14
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  10. Jan 14

    While Seattle is covered in snow, UW's is on the East Coast to kick off the campaign with a event today at . More at :

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    Jan 7

    Save the Date: Night at the Museum. On Sat Feb 15, & will host NSWA members & journalists attending for an evening of food, drink, networking, science & dancing. The event is free to attendees but registration will be required. Stay tuned for details!

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  12. Jan 6

    ICYMI, reports on solution to the "phosphate problem" for the emergence of life on Earth or other planets. PNAS paper: release:

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    Mono Lake
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    19 Dec 2019

    Three felt earthquakes in the past 24 hours NE of Fall City at depths of ~ 10 miles. A 3.4 at 7:10 pm has been reported felt by 1300 people so far, the 3.0 at 4:41 am has 307 felt reports, and 32 people reported the 2.5 as felt this morning.

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    16 Dec 2019

    Getting ready for includes sending up test balloons (Fri. 13 Dec. on Long Island) and doing test flights (ER-2 today).

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    SPECIAL REPORT: As the permafrost melts beneath them, Alaskans are starting to realize the financial and environmental costs of climate change. (Reporting by | Photos by )

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  17. 16 Dec 2019
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    Even if you don't study ancient ice bubbles, scientist has one of the best feeds around, with video straight outta Antarctica! ❄️❄️❄️Naturally, I had to make a video about his videos.

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    13 Dec 2019

    What do you do after long hard days drilling ice cores in Antarctica? Why, you drop ice down a hole and record the bonkers sounds it makes. "Oh, it's weird." Terrific, fun video explaining researcher 's wild viral ice-drop video.

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  20. 12 Dec 2019

    Read more about the ice core research presented this week at Fall Meeting: Peter is not attending , but you can reach him (and his new baby!) in Seattle. cc:

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