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December 19, 2023
How will climate change affect how predators hunt prey? Two UW professors teamed up to find out
![A hand wearing a glove next to a paw print in the snow](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/12/19102939/predator-prey-snow1-150x150.jpg)
Two UW professors teamed up to study how climate change will affect predator-prey interactions in snowy landscapes. Together with a group of researchers, the two measured snow properties that led to a “danger zone,” where prey would sink but predators would not.
September 12, 2023
Fall snow levels can predict a season’s total snowpack in some western states
![The sun shines through trees in a forest and there is a light dusting of snow on the ground](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/11101906/Jessica_snowprojects_WEB013-150x150.jpg)
Research led by the UW found that, in some western states, the amount of snow already on the ground by the end of December is a good predictor of how much total snow that area will get.