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Updates from the Karrat Fjord landslide in Greenland
AGU Blogosphere   08 August 2017   Greenland   Karrat Fjord  
Analysis of the seismic data from the Karrat Fjord landslide, possibly showing precursory events. Image from John Vidale.
<p>In the aftermath of the tsunamigenic landslide in Greenland, which is now widely known as the Karrat Fjord landslide, a number of groups have been working on an analysis of the event. The NSF Rapid Team led by Hermann Fritz have some amazing 3D models online ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Earthquake in Greenland triggers fatal landslide-induced tsunami
Temlor.net   19 June 2017   Greenland   Nuugaatsiag  
his picture, taken by the Arctic Command shows part of the landslide that triggered the deadly tsunami.
<p>Over the weekend, a M=4.1 earthquake on Greenland&rsquo;s western coast caused a massive landslide, triggering a tsunami that inundated small settlements on the coast. At this stage, four people are feared to have died, nine others were injured, and 11 ...
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Rainfall drives rapid melt and flow of the Greenland ice sheet
Phys Org   14 July 2015   Greenland   Greenland  
Crevassed glacier terminus in West Greenland / Sam Doyle
<p>According to a new study published in Nature Geoscience, the Greenland ice sheet has been shown to accelerate in response to surface rainfall and melt associated with late-summer and autumnal cyclonic weather events.<br>Samuel Doyle and an international ...
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