In a remote corner of East Greenland, a section of mountain gave way, collapsing into a narrow glacial fjord bounded by steep cliffs and long untouched by significant disturbance. The resulting impact ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vessels are lined up in Whittier's small boat harbor on July 16, 2025. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Vessels are lined up ...

When a slab of rock crashed into a remote Greenland fjord, it did more than send water racing up the valley walls. The collapse triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami that set the entire planet ringing ...

Landslide-affected slopes around Barry Arm fjord, Alaska. If the slopes suddenly collapse, scientists fear a large tsunami would hit the town of Whittier, 48km away. Credit: Gabe Wolken / USGS ...

It was a very early morning in August when an entire mountainside in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord detached and slid into the deep ocean water beneath it. The slide created a gargantuan splash – a ...

Move over earthquakes, tsunamis have taken center stage. I will acknowledge the largest magnitude earthquake since 2011, but the Kamchatka M8.8 did little shaking damage and the tsunami was the bigger ...

In the spring of 2024, a group of scientists attending a national seismology conference in Anchorage purposely sailed into danger. Chartering a tour boat, they sailed into Prince William Sound and ...