Rahul Somvanshi

650-Foot Greenland Mega-Tsunami Triggered Fueled by Climate Change, Shaking Earth for 9 Days and Baffling Scientists

A colossal landslide in Greenland triggered a 650-foot mega-tsunami, but that's just the beginning of this climate-driven catastrophe.

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33 million cubic meters of ice and rock - enough to fill 10,000 Olympic pools - crashed into a remote fjord, setting off an extraordinary chain of events.

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The resulting seismic signal baffled scientists worldwide - what could cause the Earth to shake for nine consecutive days?

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Seismologists initially thought their instruments were malfunctioning when they detected this unprecedented, globally traveling wave.

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It took 68 scientists from 15 countries nearly a year to unravel the mystery behind this puzzling phenomenon.

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Climate change played a sinister role in this disaster, destabilizing a mountain by melting its glacial base over years.

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The mega-tsunami unleashed waves that sloshed back and forth in the fjord for over a week, creating a rare 'seiche' effect.

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While no one was harmed this time, the event destroyed cultural heritage sites and raises alarm about future disasters in populated areas.

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As the Arctic warms four times faster than the global average, could mega-tsunamis become the new normal in our changing world?

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