Scientists Warn of a Growing Tsunami Threat Lurking in Greenland's Fjords
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As global warming melts the permafrost in the Arctic, Greenland is on the brink of massive landslides and mega-tsunamis. Scientists have announced that giant rock masses weighing 400 million cubic meters are about to slide into the fjords, and that massive waves exceeding 10 meters could engulf settlements in just 6 minutes.
SCIENTISTS have discovered two unstable mountain slopes in Greenland, the collapse of which could cause devastating tsunamis.
A catastrophic landslide in Greenland triggered a deadly tsunami, and based on the shape of two other large, unstable slopes in the region, scientists fear something similar could happen again.
Two newly identified unstable slopes in West Greenland fjords can defuse and cause tsunamis that can hit villages in a few minutes.
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