Contents
Introduction
I. Ice Age Floods
The Controversial Theory of Dr. Bretz
Anatomy of a Cataclysm
Relics of the Floods
II. Tsunamis
Stumps on the Beach
Clues in Japan
The Mechanics of Tsunamis
Tales from 1700
True Stories from a Dark Night in 1964
When the Sea Returns
III. Earthquakes
The Big Ones
The Deep Earthquakes
Oregon’s Other Faults
Are You Ready to Rock?
IV. Volcanoes
Mount Mazama
Newberry Crater
What Causes Oregon Volcanoes?
Mount Saint Helens
Mount Hood
South Sister
V. Flash Floods
A Dark Day in Heppner
Flash Floods in Mitchell
VI. River Floods
The Flood of 1861 119
Floods of the Late 1800s
Dams and the Flood of 1943
The Vanport Flood
The Christmas Week Flood of 1964
More High Water Marks
Why All the Floods?
Thinking Like a River
VII. Wind and Weather
The Columbus Day Storm
Will the Winds Return?
VIII. Landslides
Of Lakes, Rapids, and Beach Cliffs
The Mountains Are Restless
Rainstorms, Roads, and Clearcuts
IX. Forest Fires
A Brief History of Fire
The Tillamook Burn
The Biscuit Fire
A Firestorm of Controversy
The Many Roles of Fire
X. Beyond the Cycles
Understanding Cycles
The Impact of Climate Change
XI. A Fictional Epilogue
A Week of the Future
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
About the Author
This is the Table of Contents from Oregon's Greatest Natural Disasters by William L. Sullivan.
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