Episode #053: Ontario Impact Site?! Finger Lakes and Drumlins

Summary

In this episode, Randall Carlson explores the geological features around Lake Ontario, discussing their formation during the Ice Age and the concept of scale invariance. He delves into the origins of drumlins and the implications of massive swarms found in the region. The podcast highlights the sudden catastrophic erosion that shaped the glens and gorges feeding into the Finger Lakes.

Key takeaways

• 1Exploration of drumlins formed beneath the Michigan lobe
• 2Discussion of the Minnesota River and the Ice Age River Warren channel
• 3Examination of massive swarms in Lake Ontario and its deep basin
• 4Analysis of rapid catastrophic erosion in the Finger Lakes region
• 5Inquiry into the timing and sequence of flood feature formations

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Transcript excerpt

Stamps.com code podcast. Taxes and fees supply. This is Cosmographia, the Randall Carlson podcast. And welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to Cosmographia, the Randall Carlson podcast. I am Russ. I'm Kyle. How's it going, everybody? And we are joined, as usual, by the usual suspects. Mike is here. Mike, the money man. Money man Mike. How are you doing there, buddy? I'm all right, guys. How are you? How was your week? Oh, it was pretty good. Yeah, it's been good so far. Just started. Bradley, how are you doing, sir? Bradley. Man, I'm good. I'm good. I'll stick with that. Yeah, stick with that. Are those the Finger Lakes behind you? What's that? What's that behind you there? They are, yeah. The Lake Ontario and Drummond Fields there and Finger Lakes. So, yeah, New York State. All right. Randall. Sir. Welcome back, sir, to your own show. Happy Monday. Yeah. Yes, another week commences. It does. So, yeah, Mike, listen, man. Can I borrow a 20? Sure, Randall. Anything for you. Okay, thanks, man. I need breakfast money. That's going to cut something out of your kitchen, though. True. True. Yeah, doing well, man. Doing well. What can I say? It's been an event. These are eventful times. Yep. There's a lot we could say about that, but if we started off saying things about that, we probably wouldn't talk about what I had lined up for tonight. That's right. And we're not ready to get kicked off of YouTube yet. Not yet. We are working on it, though. We'll get there. There is a traditional thing going on this week. Whenever this episode actually comes up, it is week of Thanksgiving. That's right. ...

Excerpt from Kosmographia, Dec 16, 2020. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.