James L. Baer

JAMES L. BAER is a professor of geology at Brigham Young University and has been involved in environmental geology for over sixteen years

The Third Nephi Disaster: A Geological View

Articles/Essays – Volume 19, No. 1

One of the most vivid descriptions of the utter destruction of cities and the death of hundreds of thousands of people is found in 3 Nephi 8 of the Book of Mormon. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides,…