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Alaska’s 2025 mega tsunami highlights risk to cruise lines as glaciers retreat
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Alaska’s 2025 mega tsunami highlights risk to cruise lines as glaciers retreat

The Guardian · May 6, 2026, 12:00 PM

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Researchers say 481-metre wave in fjord was triggered by rockslide linked to climate crisis. A mega tsunami in Alaska last year in a fjord visited by cruise ships is a stark warning of the risks of coastal rockslides and glacier retreat fueled by the climate crisis, a new study warns.Scientists recorded the world’s second-tallest tsunami after it struck the Tracy Arm fjord in south-east Alaska last August after a massive rockslide around the toe of a glacier. The tsunami reached 481 metres (1,578ft) in height; by comparison the Eiffel Tower is 330 metres (1082ft). Continue reading...

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