ALASKA WAS LUCKY TO AVOID DISASTER AFTER A LANDSLIDE AND TSUNAMI. WHAT ABOUT NEXT TIME?
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✍️ A massive landslide in Alaska's Inside Passage triggered a powerful tsunami, highlighting the risk of such events increasing due to climate change.
👉 The landslide was a close call, with no reported casualties 👉 The event highlights the risk of landslides near retreating glaciers, which is believed to be increasing due to climate change 👉 Scientists are monitoring other unstable slopes in the area, including a recently discovered weak slope above the receding Portage glacier
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