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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Tsunami Threat in Alaska

Tsunamis are becoming more likely in Alaska as hillsides, formerly reinforced by glaciers and solidly frozen ground, loosen their hold on once-stable slopes. Climate change makes the land more unstable and increases the risk of landslide-caused tsunamis.

Barry Glacier's wall of ice has thinned, edging away from the rock face, releasing its support and revealing an unstable slope that is slipping downward toward the ocean.