Sir Chrisjon Turner
Earth Science Forces Project
Creative Listing
Rain/flooding
Hurricane Katrina
* August 29, 2005
* Levees in New Orleans collapsed and the city flooded
*saltwater intrusion affected the rice crop
Wind/Tornado
Wichita Falls Tornado
* April 10, 1979
* Deadliest tornado in Texas
*42 people died
* Most expensive tornado damages in Texas
* Coastal and soil erosion
Water
Niagara Falls
*Legacy of Last Ice Age
* As the ice melted large quantity of water fell
* American Falls, Bridal Falls, and Canadian Falls
* River is 12,000 years old
Glacier
Athabasca Glacier
*Icefield, Canada
*Glaciers erode sediment from one place to another
*predictions state that it will disappear in 100 years
Canyons
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon, Arizona
*The Colorado River eroded rocks in the Colorado Plateau
* One of the seven wonders of the world
*The rocks that make up the Canyon are 2,000 years old