I think the theory is highly flawed. The geological sediments could have been deposited been placed during rest between volcanic activity by natural Ocean movement. Layered up not shoved under.
It's not theory. The plate movement has been measured with instrumentation. The entire Ring of Fire is the result of plate subduction. The Andes in South America is an exact duplicate of the Cascadia Subduction Zone process only involving different plates.
A good number of us, at the time we moved here, had no idea what the risks were of a megathrust earthquake and tsunami hitting this area. Around the time I moved here, Brian Atwater was right in the middle of his research on Cascadia; and by the time his research had matured and expanded, my family and I were well entrenched in the community here, and it still has all of the features and atmosphere that attracted me to this area in the first place. So we now live with the reality that a Cascadia subduction earthquake could occur at any time and is something we'll have to live with for our remaining days. I'd submit that the PNW's politics would chase me outta here before the prospect of a megathrust earthquake would, in all honesty.
I am a huge fan of Nick Zentner and his you tube lectures
Thanks for the tip - Zentner will teach me a lot!
Nick Zentner narrating.
Awesome.
Watch Nick’s other videos, there are terrific!
By the way, you are the most interesting geologist on RUclips.
Fantastic video! One question, when there is a mention of subduction roll-back which one is it actually are if I were to refer to your animation?
The part of Canada I live in is part of the Cascadia subduction zone
Thank you
Nice VO, Nick!
Thanks you
do i want a slow death by cancer or hopefully a quick/sudden death caused by a megathrust earthquake ?
I think the theory is highly flawed. The geological sediments could have been deposited been placed during rest between volcanic activity by natural Ocean movement. Layered up not shoved under.
It's not theory. The plate movement has been measured with instrumentation. The entire Ring of Fire is the result of plate subduction. The Andes in South America is an exact duplicate of the Cascadia Subduction Zone process only involving different plates.
Why so many people decide to live on top of a ticking time bomb is beyond me
Because it’s pretty? 🤷♀️
@@brat1925 that's as good an explanation as any lol.
A good number of us, at the time we moved here, had no idea what the risks were of a megathrust earthquake and tsunami hitting this area. Around the time I moved here, Brian Atwater was right in the middle of his research on Cascadia; and by the time his research had matured and expanded, my family and I were well entrenched in the community here, and it still has all of the features and atmosphere that attracted me to this area in the first place. So we now live with the reality that a Cascadia subduction earthquake could occur at any time and is something we'll have to live with for our remaining days. I'd submit that the PNW's politics would chase me outta here before the prospect of a megathrust earthquake would, in all honesty.
It only ruptures every 200-600 years. Sometimes longer. Average is about 350. I'm not worried. Chances are I'll be dead before it happens.
@@sherimatukonis6016 i don't know mate. that seems like car accident chances. gonna stop wearing your seatbelt? lol