Rahul Somvanshi
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.
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.
It took 68 scientists from 15 countries nearly a year to unravel the mystery behind this puzzling phenomenon.
Climate change played a sinister role in this disaster, destabilizing a mountain by melting its glacial base over years.
The mega-tsunami unleashed waves that sloshed back and forth in the fjord for over a week, creating a rare 'seiche' effect.
While no one was harmed this time, the event destroyed cultural heritage sites and raises alarm about future disasters in populated areas.
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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