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Geology and Hazards of the Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest is defined broadly here to include, from north to south, British Columbia, Washington state, Oregon, Idaho and Northern California as far south as the San Francisco Bay area. The links below provide support for the University of Derby's Geotour to the Global Hazards of the Pacific Northwest.

New links will be added to this page over time. It has in part been compiled by Global Hazards students at the University of Derby.

General information on the region, states and provinces and their hazards

• US Geological Survey - hazards, resources, products
• NASA Earth Observatory
• U.S. Geological Survey: Earth Science Information Center
• Topographic maps of USA
• Geology of the National Parks
  USGS (2007) Pacific Northwest geological mapping and urban hazards
• Scorecard - The Pollution Information site

• FEMA - Natural Hazards - are you ready?

• The Columbia River flood basalts
• The Lake Missoula glacial outburst floods
• The Missoula Flood (pdf file)
  
• Discovery of the Pacific Northwest - Lewis and Clark

California

• The California Geological Survey
• Natural Hazards in California
• Natural Hazards
• Homeguard Natural Hazard Disclosure Reports Commercial website offering services to homeowners

Oregon

• Oregon county maps 
• Map Showing Regions of Oregon
• Map showing Main Highways and Rivers in Oregon
• Oregon - State & County QuickFacts from US Census Bureau
• Oregon Climate service
• Geological Map of Oregon
• Oregon Geological  Map Series
• Learn more about Oregon's geology
• Debris Flow Information
• The Partners for Disaster Resistance & Resilience (2007).Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan

Washington

• U.S. Geological SurveyWater Resources Division (Washington)
• Washington Department of Natural Resources
• University of Washington Geophysics Program
  Geological maps of Washington State (1) small jpg files
• Geological map of Washington State (2) more detailed pdf file
• Geological maps of Washington State (3) larger scale
• The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (major newspaper)
• Washington State & County 'Quick Facts'
• Washington State Highway Map
• Various Washington State maps
• Washington shoreline aerial photos
• Seattle Office of Emergency Management

Earthquakes

• National Earthquake Information Center
• WSSPC EPICenter (Western States Seismic Policy Council, Earthquake Program Information Center)
• Reducing Earthquake Losses throughout the United States: Averting Surprises in the Pacific Northwest (USGS)
• Earthquake Hazard Program - USGS

California

• Geologic History of the San Andreas Fault System
• Earthquake Hazard Maps - San Francisco Bay area
• California - Seismic Hazards Zonation Program
• Northern California earthquake data centre
• USGS Earthquake Hazards Program - Northern California
• Earthquake News and Highlights, Northern California - USGS
• Guidelines for evaluating and mitigating seismic hazards in California
• ABAG Home Quake Safety Toolkit
  Magnitude 7.2 earthquake off N California, 15 June 2005
• Earthquake Preparedness Tip Sheets
• BBC: Quakes: A constant threat to California

Oregon

• Seismic Hazard map of Oregon
• Earthquake Hazards-Oregon earthquake epicenter map
• Airborne Hunt for Faults in the Portland-Vancouver Area
• Relative Earthquake Hazard Maps for Selected Urban Areas in Western Oregon

Washington

• Seattle Seismic Hazard Maps and Data Download
• Cascadia and Seattle Fault Scenarios - September, 2005

Tsunami and other coastal hazards

• Coastal Erosion Along the U.S. West Coast During the 1997-98 El Niño

California

• California Coastal Records project
• El Niño Sea-Level Rise Wreaks Havoc in California's San Francisco Bay Region

Oregon

• Oregon Coastal Atlas
• Tsunami Hazards in Oregon with extensive evacuation maps for regions
• Geological Hazards on the Oregon coast
• Oregon Tsunami maps

Washington

• Washington's Coast - tsunamis
• Unearthing Proof of a Tsunami in the Northwest. Listen to Brian Atwater, the pioneer of tsunami research in the Pacific Northwest
• The Orphan tsunami of 1700 (large pdf file)
• Washington shoreline aerial photos

Volcanoes

• USGS - Cascades Volcano Observatory
• Cascade Range Volcanoes Summaries
• The Volcanoes of Lewis and Clark
• Volcanic Ash–Danger to Aircraft in the North Pacific
  

California

• Cones of Mount Shasta reveal past volcanic eruptions
• Geology of Lassen Volcanic National Park

Oregon

• Hazard Map for Mount Hood
• Crater Lake National Park
• Crater Lake National Park: Presently Tranquil
• Mount Mazama and Crater Lake
  

Washington

• Mount St Helens
• Mount Rainier
• Geology of Mount Rainier National Park
• Mount Adams
• Ash fall

Floods

• USGS Real-Time Water Data for the Nation
• How USGS monitors water
• How USGS collects streamflow data

California

• USGS Water Hazards, California
• Northern California Storms and Floods of January 1995

Oregon

• The Willamette Valley Flood of 1996
• FEMA and State Officials Look at Oregon Flood Disaster Areas (VIDEO)

Washington

• Mapping a Flood...Before It Happens
• The "1OO-Year Flood"
• Mount Rainier National Park - November 2006 Flooding
• Mystery of the Megaflood

Landslides

• National Landslide Information Center
• Debris flow hazards in the United States

California

• San Francisco Bay Region Landslide Folio
• Riding The Storm - Landslide Danger in the San Francisco Bay Area

Oregon

• Coastal Landslides in Oregon
• Oregon's debris flow warning system

Washington

• Puget Sound landslides
• Kelso landslides

This page is maintained by Roger Suthren. Last updated 19 August, 2008 16:12