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Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded
A massive megatsunami in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord last summer reached nearly 500 metres tall, the second highest ever recorded. Tiny earthquakes triggered a 64-million-cubic-metre landslide into the fjord, with the wave occurring in early morning hours when cruise ships were absent. Scientists warn glacier melt from climate change is destabilizing rock faces, potentially increasing megatsunami frequency tenfold.
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