Soil pulled from deep under Oregon's unglaciated Coast Range unveils frosty past climate
Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 15:30
in Earth & Climate
Lush greenery rich in Douglas fir and hemlock trees covers the Triangle Lake valley of the Oregon Coast Range. Today, however, geologists are more focused on sediment samples dating back 50,000 years and which show the region, not covered by glaciers in the last ice age, was frost-covered and endured erosion rates must higher than those seen today.