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A massive landslide in remote Greenland sent Earth vibrating for nine straight days, unleashing a mysterious seismic signal that left scientists scrambling for answers.. The landslide, which took ...
A 650-foot tsunami in Greenland was the result of melting glacial ice that caused a landslide. The waves it created bounced back and forth for nine days.
The mountain in Dickson Fjord, eastern Greenland, in August 12, 2023 before the landslide. - Søren Rysgaard The mountain after the landslide, on September 19, 2023 - Danish Army
On September 16, 2023, a massive landslide occurred in Dickson Fjord, northeastern Greenland. It was triggered by a series of factors, including the glacial debuttressing due to climate change . Greenland, being highly sensitive to rising temperatures, has experienced accelerated glacial retreat and destabilization in recent years, making ...
The coast of Karrat Fjord has been the scene of large landslides, one of which generated a megatsunami: On 1 September 2009, a landslide consisting of 2,800,000 cubic metres (3,700,000 cu yd) of material occurred on the south-facing slope of the mountain Ummiammakku at 71°38′20″N 052°19′16″W / 71.63889°N 52.32111°W / 71. ...
17 June – the 2023 Greenland landslide and megatsunami caused a significant portion of land to collapse near the town of Nuugaatsiaq, [2] leaving four people dead, and leading to the evacuation of Nuugaatsiaq, Illorsuit and Niaqornat. [3]
An unwitnessed landslide from an elevation of 600 to 880 metres (2,000 to 2,900 ft) consisting of 18,300,000 to 25,900,000 cubic metres (23,900,000 to 33,900,000 cu yd) of frozen debris and rock occurred at Assapaat) on the southern coast of the Nuussuaq Peninsula on 13 June 2021. About 3,900,000 cubic metres (5,100,000 cu yd) of material ...
Pages in category "Landslides in 2022" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 2022 Africa floods;