2nd Showing – Sense of Place Pop-Up – Geology Alive: Understanding Geologic Hazards in the Gorge

November 20 @ 6:30 pm

**This is a 2nd showing at a different location**
DATE: Wednesday, Nov. 20th
TIME: doors 6:30, show at 7
LOCATION: Interfluve Office (SOP Sponsor!) 501 Portway Avenue, Suite 101 Hood River, OR 97031 (enter through door that faces east) *please note this is a different location, generously offered by a longtime, SOP Sponsor.
* Event tickets are non-refundable
* This event is not included in Season 15 Sponsorship
* There is no livestream for this event
Tickets are available at: https://givebutter.com/geologyalivepopup
IMPORTANT DETAILS
– We have a very limited number of tickets available.
– If you have already purchased an in-person ticket to our Nov. 13th show, please note that we are not able to offer refunds or transfer of tickets.
– If you rsvp’d to watch the Nov. 13th livestream and would now like to attend in-person on Nov. 20th, you can do so by purchasing an in-person ticket to the Nov. 20th event.
– If you rsvp’d to watch the Nov. 13th livestream AND made a donation, you can still purchase a ticket to the Nov. 20th in-person event. If you require a refund of the donation you made to the Nov. 13th livestream, please email: sop@mtadamsinstitute.org BUT please consider donating your livestream funds. They go directly to supporting Sense of Place and making it accessible to all (and our tiny team has limited capacity and is already volunteering their time to add this 2nd event).
– Tickets to this event are non-refundable, it is not included in Season 15 Sponsorship, and there is no livestream.
This second showing is thanks to the generosity of our speaker, staff, and Sponsor – Interfluve. Tell them thanks if you see them and enjoy the show!
Event Description:
The great scenic beauty of the Gorge owes much to the geological processes that have shaped it. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides and debris flows still occur in the area today, and they can pose hazards to Gorge residents and visitors. What is the scope, severity, and likelihood of these hazards? How do scientists use evidence from the geological and historical past to evaluate the hazards, and how do they use models to forecast future hazards and inform our efforts to prepare for them? Join Dr. Richard “Dick” Iverson, Scientist Emeritus at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory, as he digs into the geological hazards of the Gorge—and explains why they don’t discourage him from living here!
About the Speaker:
Richard (Dick) Iverson spent 34 years as a research scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Wash., and he remains affiliated with the observatory as a scientist emeritus. His work there has focused mostly on the dynamics of landslides, debris flows, and volcanic eruptions, with particular emphasis on evaluating hazards downstream from Cascades volcanoes. Iverson grew up in Iowa, received his Ph.D. from Stanford University, and moved from Vancouver to Hood River in 2018.