Ice Age Floods Institute (IAFI)
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Recent General Interest News
Tom Foster was an incredible photographer, videographer, and an intrepid fan of the Ice Age Floods who shared his work on the Floods through his HugeFloods.com website. His great friend, Bruce Bjornstad, put together this remembrance of Tom and his … Read more… What happened in PEND OREILLE COUNTRY about 20,000 years ago is truly amazing, with a flood of biblical proportions creating Idaho’s deepest lake. Outdoor Idaho tried to capture it in this short clip and the hour-long PEND OREILLE COUNTRY can … Read more… At the end of World War 2, the United States Army had an excess of metallic sodium left over from the war, which was used in the manufacture of incendiary bombs. The original plan was to sell off the surplus … Read more… In May WA-DNR released a new educational web guide that helps students of all ages prepare for volcano hazards and learn more about these natural phenomena. Take a look and send your feedback: They partnered with some of Washington’s regional science … Read more… In what may be the most dramatic mass extinction in Earth’s history, an asteroid impacted our planet 66 million years ago near what is now Chicxulub on the Yucatan Peninsula. The resulting hellscape extinguished 75 percent of then living species … Read more… There’s A New Ice Age Floods Themed Playground And Splash Pad At Riverfront Park In Spokane. Riverfront Park is an iconic part of Spokane. Since 1974, this has been a gathering place for families, a venue for all kinds of … Read more… Three more high water markers have been placed by the Glacial Lake Missoula chapter in cooperation with the Montana Department of Transportation and Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. These markers all designate the furthest extension of Glacial Lake … Read more… The owner of Boulderstrewn, J Harlen Bretz’s home in Illinois has started a new Facebook Group “Friends of J Harlen Bretz” He started the group to try and pull together people who appreciate the impact J Harlen had on geology … Read more… While doing ground preparation for the site of the new Lakeridge Middle School in Lake Oswego, Oregon, it was not unusual for Jacob Parker, Project Superintendent of Construction with Skanska to look at the boulders that had been dug up … Read more… Remembering Tom Foster
“Pend Oreille Country”, Awe-Inspiring Geology
WWII Metallic Sodium Disposal in Lake Lenore, WA
WA-DNR Educational Volcano Web Guide
Chicxulub Asteroid Tsunami ‘Megaripples’
Riverfront Park’s New Ice Age Floods Playground
On the Trail of High Water Markers for Glacial Lake Missoula
New ‘Friends of J Harlen Bretz’ Facebook Group
Rhyolite Erratic Rocks the News