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
Analysis of how long erratics have been exposed on ice-free ground in the hypothesized “Late Pleistocene ice-free corridor migration route” suggests that route was not fully open until about 13,800 years ago, and the ice sheets “may have been 1,500 … Read more… Archaeologists have long debated how and when people entered the Americas. Throughout the 20th century, the mainstream hypothesis was that the Clovis people were the first to pass into Alaska about 13,000 years ago. Stemming from his excavations between 1977 … Read more… Spring may have been when a roughly seven-mile-wide asteroid struck the Earth, immediately triggering the mass extinction that would wipe out 76 percent of known species. That key piece of timing doesn’t come from dinosaurs, but from the fish that … Read more… Have you ever thought about the how the weight of the ice-age Cordilleran ice sheet might affect the underlying Earth’s crust. There is strong evidence that the crust was depressed hundreds of feet beneath the ice, and since the crust … Read more… The Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail now has an official Visitor Center, and there’s another one coming. The NPS doesn’t actually own any land for a permanent Visitor Center on the Trail, but in keeping with the spirit of … Read more… This is our 5th year preparing a Year-in-Review report for our members. We hope this newsletter finds all of you healthy and adjusting to the pandemic twists and turns! IAFI has generally shifted from in-person to on-line activities to ensure … Read more… The IAFI Store is primarily an online business, offering informative maps, books, DVDs and pamphlets featuring numerous local features related to the Ice Age Floods, as well as art prints by Oregon artist, Stev Ominski, branded baseball caps, tee-shirts and … Read more… Families continue to visit Spokane’s Riverfront Park Ice Age Floods-themed Playground on the north bank of the Spokane River even when there is snow and ice on a cold 22 degrees Saturday! It has been very popular since its opening … Read more… New research reveals the ancient animals survived some 8,000 years later than previously thought Frozen soil samples collected around a decade ago are rewriting our understanding of iconic Ice Age animals like the woolly mammoth. The soil samples were pulled … Read more… First Peoples Ice-Free Corridor Migration to Americas Reexamined
Humans in the Beringia Yukon ~24,000 Years Ago
Asteroid That Decimated the Dinosaurs May Have Struck in Spring
Waning Pleistocene Ice Sheet Affected Megaflood Paths and Local Shorelines
Visitor Centers are Rolling In on the IAF Natl. Geol. Trail
President’s Message – 2021 YEAR-IN-REVIEW
The IAFI Store – In Brief
Spokane’s Snowy Ice Age Floods Playground
Mammoth and Horse DNA Rewrite Ice Age Extinctions