Monday, 6 August 2018

The Storegga Slides


When three of the so-called Storegga Landslides occurred along 180 miles of the Norwegian continental shelf in approximately 6225 - 6170 BCE, some 8000 years ago, tsunami resulted. Research into these happenings is being currently undertaken in Orkney and features on the BBC website.

Scottish Islands Explorer - aware of monumental events off-shore
Digital Edition: unaffected by 'quakes and 'slides

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