Searching for landslide clues in seismic signals from Alaska's Barry Arm

Since 2020, the Barry Landslide in Alaska's Prince William Sound has been outfitted with instruments monitoring seismic ...
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'Total chaos': Kayakers narrowly escape tsunami caused by mega-landslide near Alaskan fiord

Three kayakers camping in southeast Alaska, near where it borders with B.C., awoke Sunday to the roaring swoosh of water outside their tent. A freak tsunami triggered by a huge landslide — big enough ...
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'Pure chaos out of nowhere': Mega-landslide and tsunami rip through Tracy Arm south of Juneau

Early Sunday morning, Sasha Calvey awoke to a roar. “I look out of the tent, and then I see a massive wave coming, like, inches away,” Calvey said. Calvey was camped with two friends, Billy White and ...
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As a mountain crumbled Sunday, Alaska experienced its largest landslide-caused tsunami in a decade

Camped on an island in Southeast Alaska a few mornings ago, Sasha Calvey heard a commotion outside her tent. “(On Aug. 10) at 5:45 a.m., I woke to a loud roar of rushing water,” the 25-year-old ...
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Experts Reveal Cracks in Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' are Causing Faster-Than-Expected Collapse

Scientists believe this pattern of weakening could be an early warning for other Antarctic ice shelves as well.
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Alaskan River Reaches Record High From Melting Glacier

An overflowing glacial lake caused a surge in the Mendenhall River on Wednesday, prompting flood alerts and evacuations in Juneau. By Raymond Zhong An overflowing glacial lake north of Juneau, Alaska, ...