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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Maya Yang

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

Harbor seal on ice floe at South Sawyer Glacier in Alaska
Glaciers in Alaska's Denali national park have been found to be melting faster than at any time in the past four centuries due to rising summer temperatures. Photograph: VW Pics/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

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).

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