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The New York Times @nytimes.com Β· New York City πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Β· 2d

A recent study revealed that a massive landslide in Alaska's Tracy Arm fjord generated a tsunami 1,578 feet high, highlighting the increasing risks of climate-related landslides as glaciers retreat, raising concerns about predicting such events and the potential danger they pose to nearby tourism and infrastructure. #ClimateChange #Landslides #NaturalDisasters #US #CA #CH #AT

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A Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be More to Come.
Nearly 500 feet up a near-vertical rock face, scraped clean of soil and alder trees, Bretwood Higman, a geologist, looked down across the Tracy Arm fjord in southeast Alaska at a scene of devastation.
The New York Times @nytimes.com Β· New York City πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Β· 2d

A massive landslide in Alaska's Tracy Arm on August 10 last year generated a tsunami and highlighted concerns over increasing geologic hazards related to climate change, as glaciers retreat and permafrost thaws, posing risks to nearby infrastructure and tourism. #Landslides #ClimateChange #NaturalDisasters #US #CA #CH

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A Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be More to Come.
Nearly 500 feet up a near-vertical rock face, scraped clean of soil and alder trees, Bretwood Higman, a geologist, looked down across the Tracy Arm fjord in southeast Alaska at a scene of devastation.