In this episode, we paddle to the middle of Abbotts Lagoon to hunt for evidence of the Cascadia earthquake paleotsunami of 1700 in the lagoon mud. Will the idea float?

Paleotsunami at Point Reyes

The Natural Laboratory explores science at Bay Area National Parks--especially Point Reyes National Seashore, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and Muir Woods National Monument. In each episode we discover how researchers are solving mysteries of the natural world in our parks. 
Visit http://www.nps.gov/pore/, http://www.nps.gov/goga/, http://www.sfnps.org/pcslc, and http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/sfan/ for more information about the parks and programs featured in this podcast. 
The music used in this podcast is by Ocean Alexander. It is used under a Creative Commons license.

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The Natural Laboratory explores science at Bay Area National Parks--especially Point Reyes National Seashore, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and Muir Woods National Monument. In each episode we discover how researchers are solving mysteries of the natural world in our parks. Visit http://www.nps.gov/pore/, http://www.nps.gov/goga/, http://www.sfnps.org/pcslc, and http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/sfan/ for more information about the parks and programs featured in this podcast. The music used in this podcast is by Ocean Alexander. It is used under a Creative Commons license.

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