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Earth Science Links

Copalis River, WA - example of a "ghost forest"

Earth Science - General Earth Science Education (USGS) Earth Sciences WebLinks (Lower Columbia College) Plate Tectonics This Dynamic Planet (Volcanoes, Earthquakes, ... Plate Tectonics -- Smithsonian/USGS) Why Oceans: Their origins and processes - provides summary of information and supporting evidence for plate tectonics (Ocean Drilling Program website - Australia) Tectonics and Landforms - a portions of the website: The Physcial Environment: An Introduction to Physical Geography, by Michael E. Ritter. Exotic Terranes of Western North America - student developed website, Emporia State University Exotic Terrane (Open Video Project) Pacific Northwest Geology New Lands Along the Old Coast (Burke Museum) - Summary of exotic terranes & continental arcs that contributed to the formation of the PNW EarthScope and other geology links (Teachers on the Leading Edge - University of Portland) PNW Geologic Mapping and Urban Hazards (USGS) ... more PNW Geology links (nwnature.net) "Hozomeen: A story about chert, identity and landscape" - 7 minute multimedia presentation about an archeologist's discovery of Hozomeen chert in the North Cascades and its use by native americans Earthquakes Earthquake Hazards Program (USGS) Earthquake Hazards in WA and OR (PNSN) Evidence of the Great Quake of 1700 (PNSN) The Big One - Earthquake & Tsunami in the PNW (Burke Museum) Tsunami Tsunami & Earthquake Research (USGS) Tsunami (Pacific Northwest Seismic Network) Tsunami info (NOAA) Evidence of the Great Quake of 1700 (PNSN) The Big One - Earthquake & Tsunami in the PNW (Burke Museum) Tsunami and Earthquake Research (USGS) Ice Age Floods Glacial Lake Missoula & the Ice Age Floods (Montana Natural History Ctr.) Glacial Lake Missoula & the Missoula Floods (USGS/CVO) Mystery of the Megaflood (NOVA)

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