Entire Earth vibrated for nine days after climate-triggered mega-tsunami
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from on (#6QPGP)
Landslide in Greenland caused unprecedented seismic event that shows impact of global heating, say scientists
A landslide and mega-tsunami in Greenland in September 2023, triggered by the climate crisis, caused the entire Earth to vibrate for nine days, a scientific investigation has found.
The seismic event was detected by earthquake sensors around the world but was so completely unprecedented that the researchers initially had no idea what had caused it. Having now solved the mystery, the scientists said it showed how global heating was already having planetary-scale impacts and that major landslides were possible in places previously believed to be stable as temperatures rapidly rose.
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