A rockslide-generated tsunami in a Greenland fjord rang the Earth for 9 days
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Published in Science · View the paper (DOI)
A massive landslide triggered by climate change melted the glacier at its base, causing a 200-meter (650-foot) tall tsunami that rocked back and forth inside a narrow fjord for nine days. The resulting seiche generated seismic waves that reverberated through Earth's crust, baffling scientists worldwide.
Coverage from 4 institutions
- Climate change-triggered landslide unleashes a 650-foot mega-tsunami University of California - San Diego · Sep 12, 2024 · first to report
- Greenland landslide-induced tsunami produced global seismic signal that lasted 9 days American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Sep 12, 2024
- Climate-change-triggered landslide caused Earth to vibrate for nine days University College London · Sep 12, 2024
- How a Fjord in Greenland generated a global seismic signal Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) · Sep 13, 2024