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Introduction 7
Ice Age Floods 11
The Controversial Theory of Dr. Bretz 13
Anatomy of a Cataclysm 16
Relics of the Floods 21
Tsunamis 25
Stumps on the Beach 25
Clues in Japan 29
The Mechanics of Tsunamis 30
Tales from 1700 33
True Stories from a Dark Night in 1964 36
When the Sea Returns 41
Earthquakes 49
The Big Ones 49
The Deep Earthquakes 55
Oregon's Other Faults 58
Are You Ready to Rock? 67
Volcanoes 73
Mount Mazama 74
Newberry Crater 79
What Causes Oregon Volcanoes? 83
Mount Saint Helens 85
Mount Hood 92
South Sister 97
Flash Floods 105
A Dark Day in Heppner 105
Flash Floods in Mitchell 112
River Floods 119
The Flood of 1861 119
Floods of the Late 1800s 123
Dams and the Flood of 1943 127
The Vanport Flood 130
The Christmas Week Flood of 1964 136
More High Water Marks 141
Why All the Floods? 145
Thinking Like a River 146
Wind and Weather 155
The Columbus Day Storm 156
Will the Winds Return? 162
Landslides 163
Of Lakes, Rapids, and Beach Cliffs 163
The Mountains Are Restless 164
Rainstorms, Roads, and Clearcuts 166
Forest Fires 177
A Brief History of Fire 177
The Tillamook Burn 180
The Biscuit Fire 185
A Firestorm of Controversy 188
The Many Roles of Fire 193
Beyond the Cycles 199
Understanding Cycles 199
The Impact of Climate Change 203
A Fictional Epilogue 211
A Week of the Future 212
Acknowledgments 249
Bibliography 251
Glossary 259
Index 261
About the Author 264
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Add Oregon's Greatest Natural Disasters, Giant earthquakes and tsunamis devastate western Oregon every 300 to 600 years. The last one hit in 1700, so we're due anytime. This informative, entertaining book tells the stories of Oregon's past floods, fires, and eruptions. Then it investigates the c, Oregon's Greatest Natural Disasters to your collection on WonderClub |