Geology

Volcanoes and Superquakes: Living with Geologic Hazards in the Pacific Northwest

For most residents of the Pacific Northwest, the region’s spectacular landscape — from rugged coastlines to towering, glacier-clad peaks — seems permanent and unchanging. For the Native Americans who inhabited the area for millennia before Anglo-Americans settled it, however, the land’s apparent stability and tranquility was recognized as a dangerous illusion. As their oral traditions […]