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James Zenk, a Peninsula contractor, was paddling on his bodyboard among powerful 12-foot waves near the historic Santa Cruz ...

Researchers have concluded that a 2025 tsunami in Alaska was the second largest recorded natural disaster of its kind in history, with a wave that reached up to 1,578 feet high. The massive tsunami ...

Scientists say as glaciers retreat in a warming climate, landslide-generated tsunamis are likely to become more frequent. Scientists say as glaciers retreat in a warming climate, landslide-generated ...

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The world’s second-tallest tsunami wave on record tore through the remote Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska last August, leaving immense destruction in its wake. Luckily, there were no people nearby. But in ...

Researchers say 481-metre wave in fjord was triggered by rockslide linked to climate crisis A mega tsunami in Alaska last year in a fjord visited by cruise ships is a stark warning of the risks of ...

On the evening of Aug. 9, 2025, passengers on the Hanse Explorer finished taking selfies and videos of the South Sawyer Glacier, and the ship headed back down the fjord. Twelve hours later, a ...

Tracy Arm Fjord tsunami was 1,578 feet (481 meters) high The wave rose higher than New York's Empire State Building No ships were present when it occured at 5:30 a.m. and no one was hurt Climate ...