An unstable slope above Prince William Sound is dropping faster. A complete failure could cause a tsunami.

yahoo ^ | Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska

[BenLurkin]

It's possible the speed-up means rapid failure of the slope may be ahead, which could send the mass of land crashing into the water below. That could, in turn, create a tsunami in nearby fjords and bays as well as inundation, dangerous waves and currents in the community of Whittier — a risk scientists first warned about in 2020.

The steep slope is located in the Barry Arm fjord, in a narrow stretch of water in Prince William Sound. It's located 30 miles northeast of Whittier.

Dennis Staley, a research physical scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey who leads the Prince William Sound Landslide Hazards Project, said in late August, scientists noticed a portion of the unstable area began to move.

The movement caused concern because of how swiftly the slope went from not moving to sliding some 50 millimeters per day over a few days, Staley said.

"We don't like to see landslides accelerate; that makes us a little bit nervous,"

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Allegory?

[rfp1234]

Quick, says Amy Clubcar, just another trillion dollar Act of Congress will heal the climate and stop the slopes from sloping...

[Robert A Cook PE]

In after the first Global Warning (er, Warming) claim!

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Globull Gloaming

[Kartographer]

Allegory?

No I took some Benadryl for it

[Clutch Martin]

“Allegory?”

Wasn’t he just in the news, like a month ago?

[House Atreides]

Landslides and rockfalls CAN cause very dangerous tsunamis in inlets and fjords.

The 1720 foot high tsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska is an extreme example. https://geology.com/records/biggest-tsunami.shtml

So they have a right to be concerned if this is in a populated area. It should at least be closely watched.

[exnavy]

All a gore y.

[mad_as_he$$]

Gravity always wins.

[enduserindy]

Not just a good idea, it’s the law.

[Chickensoup]

COULD

Means nothing except fearmongering

[Sequoyah101]

But it is possible.

So they say.

It MAY happen.

[Robert DeLong]

Oh, more fear porn. Sorry, no longer interested in fear porn articles.

[dfwgator]

Monkeys COULD fly out of my butt.

[bert]

Slartibartfast could not be located for comment on the faulty fijord design

[moovova]

Troops protecting the perimeter around the slope while the explosives crew plants C4 to help the slope's collapses along...

[Chickensoup]

So I heard....

[PIF]

Shades of Lituya Bay 1958
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lituya_Bay_earthquake_and_megatsunami

[Chode]