Melting glaciers could trigger megatsunamis with 100m-tall waves. On 16 September 2023, a rockmass as big as a rugby stadium, and a height of about 50-100m, detached fell around 300–400m in a slope. The resulting megatsunami has a peak height “exceeding 200m” and as tall as 60m along a 10km stretch
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Melting glaciers could trigger megatsunamis with 100m-tall waves, scientists warn
Researchers analysed one such case of a giant tsunami that unleashed destruction in remote parts of eastern Greenland last year
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In the U.S coastal wetlands—among the country's most valuable ecosystems, protecting infrastructure and providing homes for wildlife—are losing ground: 84% are gradually inundating, with many on track to transform into open water.
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Courthouse News Service
Rising sea levels spell disaster for US coastal wetlands
Research points to the Gulf Coast as being an especially high-risk region.