Ice Age Floods Institute (IAFI)
The non-profit Ice Age Floods Institute presents the authoritative story of the
cataclysmic Ice Age Floods across the Pacific Northwest during recent geologic time
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Recent General Interest News
The Role of Outburst Floods in Earth and Planetary Evolution – GSA Penrose Conference June 5-9, 2023 | Camp Delany, Coulee City, Washington, USA This GSA Penrose Conference will encompass the range of science conducted on outburst floods, both on … Read more… A rare and unique perspective on the impact of Glacial Lake Missoula on life in the surrounding mountains has been offered by Professor Emeritus Gary Belovsky of Notre Dame. An object of his studies is a previously unidentified shield-backed katydid … Read more… Since late last year the Ice Age Floods Institute has been working with Eastern Washington University to produce a new map showing the extent of the temporary and semi-permanent lakes associated with the Ice Age Floods. Those efforts are about … Read more… Our long time IAFI Membership Manager, Sylvia Thompson and her husband Rick (Lower Columbia Chapter Ex-President), retired in early September and are soon moving to Georgia to be closer to family. We greatly appreciate their incredible contributions to IAFI and … Read more… Charles Hall, Board Member and Co-Founder of Lower Columbia Chapter Ice Age Flodds Institute presented his miniature of the Willamette Meteorite to Rick Thompson upon his resignation as Board President of the Chapter in preparation for his and Sylvia’s move … Read more… VOLCANIC LEGACY SCENIC BYWAY, Ore. — Quartzite mountains. Pumice plains. Cinder cones. Volcanoes are the geology that shaped the Pacific Northwest — and there’s an easy way to view them on an incredible, scenic road trip. This 500-mile Volcanic Legacy Scenic … Read more… We’re sad to report that James “Jim” William Pritchard of Ephrata, WA, passed away on August 3, 2022. Jim was 95 years of age (born: September 4, 1926), was deeply interested in the Ice Age Floods, and was devoted to and … Read more… “To see a world in a grain of sand”, the opening sentence of the poem by William Blake, is an oft-used phrase that also captures some of what geologists do. We observe the composition of mineral grains, smaller than the width … Read more… Our brains are pretty good at physics. For instance, you can watch somebody kick a soccer ball in front of you, and you can run to the spot where you and that soccer ball will intersect, taking into consideration the … Read more… GSA Penrose Conference – The Role of Outburst Floods in Earth and Planetary Evolution
Left Behind: A Lake Missoula Island Insect Resident
New Ice Age Floods Temporary Lakes Map Coming Soon
Meet Our New IAFI Membership Manager
Rick Thompson Honored in Chapter President Retirement
Exploring the “Volcanic Legacy Scenic By-Way”
Remembering Jim Pritchard
How Galactic Rhythms Helped Form Earth’s Continental Crust
Kummakivi, Finland’s Balancing Rock, Seems to Defy the Laws of Physics