Emily Stangel – NU Sci Magazine

The unthinkable: Climate change-triggered earthquakes

As the climate warms, recent research has revealed an unsettling possibility: melting glaciers may awaken dormant faults, triggering earthquakes in regions long thought to be geologically stable. The immense weight of glaciers has suppressed seismic activity for years, but rising temperatures may unleash more frequent earthquakes. And no, this is not the plot of a […]

Last stance against a trophic cascade: Why sea otters play an integral role in the preservation of kelp forests

Environment / Emily Stangel / January 24, 2025

In the coastal waters of the northeast Pacific, what were once biodiverse and dense kelp forests have now become barren wastelands ravaged by an uncontrollable menace. There is currently an overwhelming number of sea urchins present in kelp forests along the west coast of the United States. Here, these urchins decimate the ecosystem by grazing

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