Greenland: A landslide triggered a mega-tsunami. Then came …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · It started with a melting glacier that set off a huge landslide, which triggered a 650-foot high mega-tsunami in Greenland last September. Then came something inexplicable: a mysterious vibration ...
Massive Greenland tsunami shook Earth for nine days - BBC News
WEBSep 12, 2024 · A massive landslide in a Greenland fjord triggered a wave that “shook the Earth” for nine days. The seismic signal last September was picked up by sensors all over the world, leading scientists...
Thinning Ice Caused a Landslide. Then an Avalanche. Then a …
WEB11 hours ago · The initial landslide and the ensuing rock-ice avalanche made a lot of noise. Its acoustic roar was picked up more than 3,300 kilometers away, in Russia, by an infrasound instrument designed to ...
2023 Greenland landslide - Wikipedia
WEB4 days ago · The 2023 Greenland landslide was a massive event that occurred on June 17, causing a significant portion of land to collapse near the town of Nuugaatsiaq in northwestern Greenland.This catastrophic landslide was triggered by a series of geological factors, including the thawing of permafrost and increased glacial melt due to climate change.Greenland, being highly sensitive to rising ...
A tsunami in a remote fjord rang Earth like a bell for 9 days
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The seismic waves continued to radiate worldwide for 9 days, ringing Earth like a giant bell. Now, scientists have tracked these mysterious signals to their source—a colossal landslide in a remote Greenland fjord that sparked tsunami waves up to 200 meters tall, the team reports today in Science.
650-foot tsunami in Greenland made waves for days ... - NBC News
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The tsunami was the result of melting glacial ice, which caused a landslide that displaced water in a Greenland fjord. The waves it created bounced back and forth across the fjord for nine days.
Bizarre, nine-day seismic signal caused by epic landslide in Greenland
WEBSep 14, 2024 · Initially classified as a “USO”—an unidentified seismic object—the source of the signal was eventually traced back to a massive landslide in Greenland’s remote Dickson Fjord. A ...
A Mysterious Seismic Signal Lasted Nine Days Last Year. It Was a …
WEB5 days ago · A melting glacier caused a mountain in Greenland to collapse into a narrow fjord, setting off an oscillating wave that rattled seismic detectors around the world
Greenland landslide caused freak wave that shook Earth for nine …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Seismologists were mystified by a strange signal that persisted for nine days in 2023 – now its source has been identified as a standing wave caused by a landslide in Greenland.
650-Foot High Megatsunami in Greenland Sends Seismic Waves …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · In September 2023, a megatsunami in Greenland triggered seismic waves worldwide, caused by a landslide in Dickson Fjord. The event generated two seismic signals: a high-energy signal from the landslide and a long-lasting VLP signal from a …