Right, figuring that out was an important step in our appreciation that catastrophes happen and are impactful on a large scale, you know, not just little things

Right, figuring that out was an important step in our appreciation that catastrophes happen and are impactful on a large scale, you know, not just little things that get covered up by longer-term, consistent processes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial_Lake_Missoula https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial_Lake_Missoula It's why western Washington state is all https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channeled_scablands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channeled_scablands