I remember this happening... Glad I wasn't directly downwind!
An advertisement-free blog about motorcycling, Northern life, home improvement, power plants, submarines, nuclear stuff, and a few other off-beat subjects. Comments are welcome. (Image is the Selway Crags in Northern Idaho)
Saturday, May 09, 2015
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Monday, May 04, 2015
Geological Cataclysm - The Missoula Floods
Eastern Washington state has a very interesting, if barren, landscape. It took a fascinating geological detective story to understand how it got this way. What is amazing is how awesome and violent the process was that produced this landscape!
The image below shows an area known as the Channeled Scablands. Spokane, Washington is the city at the upper right.
The image below shows an area known as the Channeled Scablands. Spokane, Washington is the city at the upper right.
Sunday, May 03, 2015
Geological Cataclysms - The Cascadia Earthquake of 1700
This is another successful and impressive geological detective story.
The largest earthquakes in the world occur at subduction zones. A subduction zone is where one continental plate is being pushed underneath another. Only a subduction zone can generate an earthquake greater than magnitude 8.5 (a "great earthquake")
The largest earthquakes in the world occur at subduction zones. A subduction zone is where one continental plate is being pushed underneath another. Only a subduction zone can generate an earthquake greater than magnitude 8.5 (a "great earthquake")