Sharing the Fascinating Ice Age Floods Story Since 1995
The Puget Lobe w1ll meet November 6, 2023 via Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82985244730) for Scott Burns to present "Ice Age Floods throughout the Quaternary. Don't forget the older ones." Keyword is the "older ones" - older than our "recent Fraser" Missoula Floods (18Kya-15Kya). Scott will tell you how to identify the deposits.
On 08Jan2024 the Puget Lobe Chapter has Guest Lecturer Dr. Vic Baker presents "Ice Age Floods Around the World". This presentation will be a "Zoom" (URL https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82985244730. And in-person at Bellevue College Bldg R, Rm R103. see map in separate post. There are approximately 24 mega-floods referenced on the maps, of which, #4 is probably the Missoula Floods and outwash from the "Atwater"(#9) and Lake Bonneville (#5) outburst floods. (index unavailable) Known ice-age mega-floods (red arrows and numbers) for the northern hemisphere (polar view). Blue areasindicate the extent of glacial ice and purple areas show mega-lakes at the time of the ice-age flooding.