Ocean Sediments Off Pacific Coast May Feed Tsunami Danger
November 21, 2017
November 21, 2017
NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news release:
Scientists have long known that the Cascadia Subduction Zone, under the ocean off western North America, can produce powerful earthquakes and tsunamis. The last great tsunami came in January 1700; the next could come at any time. Now, a team has identified a particular area off Washington and northern Oregon which contains tightly compacted sediments that could be linked to . . .
Scientists have long known that the Cascadia Subduction Zone, under the ocean off western North America, can produce powerful earthquakes and tsunamis. The last great tsunami came in January 1700; the next could come at any time. Now, a team has identified a particular area off Washington and northern Oregon which contains tightly compacted sediments that could be linked to . . .