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Living with thunder : exploring the geologic past, present, and future of the Pacific Northwest  Cover Image Book Book

Living with thunder : exploring the geologic past, present, and future of the Pacific Northwest / Ellen Morris Bishop.

Summary:

An introductory geological survey of Washington, Oregon, northern California, and western Idaho intended for the general reader.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780870717482
  • ISBN: 0870717480
  • Physical Description: 149 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 22 x 26 cm
  • Publisher: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-142) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: The volcanic heritage of the Pacific Northwest -- Pacific Northwest geology : The big picture -- The first lands : Ancient supercontinents -- A planet in crisis : Snowball earth -- Native shores : The Northwest's foundation -- Terranes and new territory : Assembling the Northwest -- Paradise found : Life in the tropics -- Grasslands take the stage : Calderas and cooling -- The great lava flows : Basalts flood the landscape -- The great expansion : The basin and range opens -- The big chill : Shifting climates -- The young and the restless : High cascade volcanoes -- Glaciers and floods : The Ice Age -- The living landscape : Pacific Northwest geology in action -- Tomorrow : Changing climates, moving plates.
Subject: Geology > Northwest, Pacific.
Geology.
Pacific Northwest.
Topic Heading: Oregon authors.

Available copies

  • 12 of 13 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Adams Public Library PNW Bishop (Text) 37810000053388 Pacific Northwest Available -
Baker County Library 557.95 .B622l 2014 (Text) 37814002962547 NON-FICTION Available -
Cook Memorial Library - La Grande 557.97 B622 (Text) 35178001500126 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Echo Public Library PB 557.97 Bishop (Text) 37826000189451 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Enterprise Public Library 557.97 Bis (Text) 30003000336311 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Helix Public Library A 557.97 BIS (Text) 37835000114880 Oregon/Pacific Northwest Available -
Hood River County Library 557.97 BIS 2014 (Text) 33892100163816 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Joseph Public Library 557.97 BIS (Text) 30002000237982 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Josephy Library of Western History and Culture Qe79.B57 2014 (Text) josephy-bis-liv Main Collection library use only -
Pilot Rock Public Library 557.97 BISHO (Text) 37868000131372 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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