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2.7 magnitude earthquake strikes near Morton, WA
MORTON, Wash. - A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck near Morton, Washington, early Thursday morning. According to the United ...
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Washington Map Shows Where State Could Be Underwater From Sea Level Rise
Languages: English and Urdu A new interactive map shows how parts of Washington state could be submerged underwater as sea levels rise due to climate change. Washington's extensive coastal regions ...
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100 years ago, J Harlen Bretz figured out Eastern Washington’s geological backstory
On a map, the Channeled Scablands look like a couple of melting gray jellyfish draped across Eastern Washington. The jellyfish have fat and skinny tentacles that flow southwest from Spokane ...
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Earthquake strikes off Washington's Orcas Island northwest of Seattle
An earthquake struck the northwest part of Washington state near the U.S.-Canada border ... according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor struck at around 5:02 a.m. PST, according to ...
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The first geological map of Yellowstone National Park was drawn in 1870s
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week’s contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist ...