Landslide along Alaskan fjord could trigger tsunami

ScienceDaily
Nov 12, 2020, 12:38 pm22 pts
Scientists noted that the slope on Barry Arm fjord on Prince William Sound in southeastern Alaska slid some 120 meters from 2010 to 2017, a slow-moving landslide caused by glacial melt that could trigger a devastating tsunami. These are some of the first measurements to quantify how the slope is falling there;…

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