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New analysis of satellite altimetry data reveals that trapped waves called seiches were responsible for anomalous seismic ...
In September 2023, a massive event in Greenland’s Dickson Fjord stirred the planet in ways no one could have expected. A tsunami originating from a landslide set off seismic waves that were ...
In September 2023, seismometers all around the globe detected a unique seismic signal that was measurable for up to nine days in some places. It was caused by a massive rockslide in the Dickson ...
Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image of the Dickson Fjord in East Greenland with the observed sea-surface height measurements from the SWOT satellite of the Earth-shaking wave on October 11th ...
Dickson Fjord in Greenland before the landslide. | Credit: Søren Rysgaard. Scientists have finally identified the cause of a mysterious seismic signal that shook Earth for nine consecutive days ...
Just under a year ago, the east coast of Greenland was hit by a megatsunami. Triggered by a large landslide entering the uninhabited Dickson Fjord, the resulting tsunami was 200 metres high – ...