Ancient Floods Shaped Oregon's Landscape, New Satellite Evidence Shows

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Ancient Floods Shaped Oregon's Landscape, New Satellite Evidence Shows
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New satellite images reveal the lasting impact of a catastrophic flood that occurred around 13,000 years ago in Oregon's Alvord Desert, carving canyons and leaving geological traces of the Ice Age flood, while modern observations show ongoing seasonal water presence and dust devils that serve as analogs for Martian weather phenomena.

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