GLACIAL RETREAT DISASTERS

A massive landslide in Alaska triggered the second-highest tsunami ever recorded, sending water and debris 1,580 feet up a mountainside. The disaster was preceded by several warning signs, including rapid glacier retreat, heavy rainfall, and thousands of tiny seismic tremors. As glaciers retreat, similar disasters could become a growing danger in mountainous coastal regions.

https://earthquake.alaska.edu/nontectonic/landslides

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261018205047.htm

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