An Alaska Tsunami Is Likely in The Next Two Decades, Scientists Say
At a Glance A melting glacier and potentially thawing permafrost have destabilized a massive slope in Alaska’s Barry Arm, a fjord just 60 miles east of Anchorage. This increases the risk of a landslide that could generate a tsunami hundreds of feet high. Monitoring and preparations are necessary to save lives, one scientist said. Alaska is now at risk of a huge landslide that could generate a massive tsunami due to climate change factors, according to a group of scientists....