The biggest waves produced in the ocean – at least that we know of – max out around the triple digit range. Although nobody has officially surfed the 100-foot wave yet, that threshold is soon to be ...

Back in August of 2025, something massive happened in Alaska. Deep in the Tracy Arm, a stunning fjord southeast of Juneau, more than two billion cubic feet of earth collapsed, falling into the ocean ...

Most tsunamis go unnoticed. Defined as a wave caused by a disturbance like an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption, tsunamis often reach just a few inches in height, according to NOAA. But when ...

Any large movement of land that causes major displacement of ocean water—from earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic eruptions—can generate a tsunami. Tsunamis generated in Alaska have caused damage and ...

Just last year, a massive landslide in Alaska triggered a megatsunami that researchers have now mapped and analyzed— identifying it as the second-highest tsunami wave ever recorded. In the early hours ...