29-03-2024 02:12 via ktoo.org

Landslide-triggered tsunamis can strike without warning. Alaska researchers are trying to change that.

A sign points out a tsunami evacuation route in Pelican, Alaska, in July, 2023. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
Alaska is home to breathtaking fjords, massive glaciers and a lot of mountainous nooks and crannies where nobody lives.
According to Mike West, director of the Alaska Earthquake Center, that rugged terrain is moving all the time in ways people might never see. 
“Alaska is one of the few places where you can have a really massive landslide and nobody knows about it,” he said.
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