Geoscientists found the most dangerous part of a famous West Coast fault
The segment sits offshore of Washington state
The stumps of the Neskowin Ghost Forest in Oregon are the remains of an ancient spruce forest that was suddenly lowered and buried by a Cascadia mega-earthquake. The stumps of the ghost forest, shown protruding from the sand here, have been estimated to be more than 2,000 years old.
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