The Unbelievable Story of Earth’s Most Epic Flood

Head to http://actnow.climeworks.com/besmart and learn more about removing CO₂ from the air. ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓One day around 15,000 years ago, a wall of ice 2,000 feet tall and 30 miles wide suddenly broke wide open, and it unleashed the largest flood that we know of in the history of Earth. Come and hit the road with me as we search for the geologic fingerprints of the Missoula Ice Age Floods, and learn the story of one of the worst natural disasters that’s ever happened!High fives to Nick Zentner for educating me on the geology of Eastern Washington. He makes incredible geology videos on YouTUbe:https://www.youtube.com/user/GeologyNickhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHaL04gZQwc&list=PL18y1vgsGPLbl3wrSZwUyvkAiUJHZTS5YFollow me to @PBS Eons for more Kallie and more prehistoric adventures: https://www.youtube.com/c/eons SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub We’re on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:NullBlox.ZachryWilsnpaul andre bouisMark LittlehaleAli FreiburgerMehdi DamouBarbora BeiKen BoardAttila PixBurt HumburgRoy Lasrisdani bowmanDavid JohnstonSalih ArslanBaerbel WinklerRobert YoungEric MeerDustinKaren HaskellJoin us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartTwitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHansonhttp://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smartFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/00:00 Introduction00:54 A geologic mystery01:53 A very large lake03:32 A mountain made of ice05:15 The dam breaks06:25 Biggest. Waterfall. Ever.07:57 How the damage was done10:10 Witnesses to destruction10:49 A brave new idea12:00 Stay curious.