David Montgomery, an author and professor of earth and space sciences at the University of Washington, said farmers only lose a small portion of their soil each year — about 1.5 millimeters. But that trend is not sustainable for long, he said, noting that soil degradation “is one of the really big challenges that humanity …
Prof. Dave Montgomery, geomorphologist, appeared on Here & Now and USA Today to talk about mudslides and how they occur.
In the wake of the tragic landslide in Snohomish County, WA, Prof. David Montgomery has been interviewed about landslide risk and prevention by several news outlets, including All Things Considered, PBS NewsHour (transcript), and KUOW.
Geomorphologist Dave Montgomery recently visited Nichols College in Dudley, MA to speak about the state of the Earth’s soil. His lecture got this nice write up on their website: http://www.nichols.edu/index.php/newsevents/news_detail/macarthur_winner_dishes_dirt_at_davis Thanks, Nichols!
Geomorphologist Dave Montgomery is quizzed in this Seattle Times article about what it means when trees look like they’re doing the samba: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/fieldnotes/2015649719_what_trees_tell_us.html