Buried by a 330 Foot High Wall of Water; The Greenland Megatsunami Which Just Occurred

[@rickhale4348]

One such fjord in Alaska some years ago rose 1200 feet or more up mountain sides. Water is a powerful and unforgiving force. Good to hear no one was injured or killed.

[@jimnorthland2903]

1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska 1,720 feet. Mentioned in the video.

[@rickhale4348]

@@jimnorthland2903 I knew it was larger so underestimated the wave. I heard about the Alaskan incident many years ago. I was in one of those Florida storms that comes out of nowhere 50 years ago with 30 foot seas. Very strange to be in a trough and see only a wall of water. The captain was sweating bullets. I was a teenager and being immortal at that age enjoyed the experience. LOL

[@GAMakin]

​@@rickhale4348 I was caught in a Nor'wester gale on the Eastern end of Lake Erie [Avg. depth 30 ft.] 25 foot waves sprang up out of nowhere. I could see the bottom when we rolled into the trough. Lake Freighters (emptied of their cargo) turned on the wind, got back in the channel (45 foot depth) and headed back in. My cuz and I were in an open, 21 foot speed boat. We tucked-in behind a lake freighter and rode it's wake into the harbor. Quite the memorable lesson.

[@rickhale4348]

@@GAMakin Amazing how fast things can go bad. Shallow water with rolling white caps. Not good. I had an open fisherman 21 foot with that tall 6 cylinder Mercury black outboard. I used the Jupiter outlet in Jupiter Tequesta which is always a challenge. Good place to drown. Good memories and it keeps you humble. I've seen enough about the waters of the Great Lakes to know they are no less dangerous than the Atlantic. Most people don't know the relief having escaped stormy waters. My wife was on a boat on the Tennessee River at night and had to swim in after it sank. She never been in a boat since. God bless you and your family. Stay safe.

[@gazinta]

Water gets between the rocks and expands as it freezes. Underneath the frozen mass is slush. The perfect lubricant.

[@RoseNZieg]

I'm so glad to hear that no one was hurt or killed.

[@4piecespicy589]

Maybe it's a message we shouldn't live near water at all fml lol

[@wmrme9084]

​@@4piecespicy589naw, it's pretty much coded into our DNA at this point.

[@Caterpillartears]

​@@4piecespicy589if not tsunamis then tornadoes or earthquakes or something would come and f our s up lol. Lets just go to space lol

[@aldo5428]

⁠​⁠@@Caterpillartearsdon’t forget volcanoes, pestilence, disease, comet strikes but probably war will finish us off…

[@user-ry1vi1jc7o]

I haven't wanted to live near the water since the 2004 tsunami. I actually had plans to, but then changed my mind because of it. So I find this really interesting. One doesn't have to live on the coast of the open water in order to experience a tsunami. This makes me think of the Puget Sound with the clay-shale islands that jut straight up out of the water. A similar thing could happen there, and affect Seattle or Tacoma.

[@kellyscott6361]

Terrifying!! It’s wonderful that no one was hurt or killed !!! Your explanation is excellent as well as the words of caution you provide

[@mkay1957]

No people were lost, but at at couple of those shacks, people had dogs tied up and didn't bother to let them loose before the tsunami hit.

[@billmiller4972]

Imagine sitting on a fjord and then all of a sudden you see such a wave approaching you.

[@nsbd90now]

It's like flash floods. Sudden and terrifying. There are some places if you want to hike you have to check the weather for miles around as rain far away could well cause your death.

[@infinidominion]

A better place to be than just the beach

[@andyallan2909]

Sitting on a fjord?

[@donnavorce8856]

My cruise ship. Yikes. There will be no escape. Wonder if a ship would rise, bobbing over the wave, or would it get swamped?

[@dnomyarnostaw]

@@andyallan2909 In your Kayak or small yacht.

[@astrogeo1]

Such landslides on fjords and lakes have caused several hundred deaths on the west side of southern Norway in the last few centuries. As this part of Norway is quite well populated and visited by many cruise ships I find it a bit strange it is not mentioned.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

This tsunami occured in Greenland not Norway.

[@astrogeo1]

@@michaeldeierhoi4096 He is talking about dangers of landslides in northern fjordlike environments. Why mention that much of Alaska, when the fjords of Norway are populated all over, especially in the south ? Greenland is extremely thinly populated, most of Alaska too. Norway not so. This is a major theme in Norway nowadays, with many suspected areas on constant surveillance. You should watch the Norwegian movie "The wave", though not quite realistic in parts.

[@roevhaal578]

@@astrogeo1 Yea there's a crack at Åkerneset growing about 4cm per year, it will go at some point devestating the area. Unlike previous events we should be able to alert people when it starts getting closer to collapsing atleast.

[@ariadneschild8460]

​@@astrogeo1there was that land slip last year in Norway iirc too. The ground was too soft for the authorities to go in and make sure everyone was ok. Liquid soil is scary stuff.

[@astrogeo1]

@@ariadneschild8460 There was a rather big one in Sweden a few days ago too, near Stenungssund north of Gothenburg. Luckily no human damage. But a large part of the main E6 road towards Norway was destroyed. Would take many months at least to repair. This is known as "kvikk- leire" ("quick clay") in Norway. Caused by old ice age depositions on the sea bottom, which is now on land because the main glacier over Scandinavia disappeared and the land rebounded. Not the same as in this video, that is a landslide/rockslide.

[@cameddy4081]

In the world of avalanches , remaining pieces of snow that can avalanche after one avalanche are referred to as “hang fire “ - 100 meters is amazingly large !! That is contemporary !! The Lituya bay , Alaska , incident of (1959 ?) is the only comparable event I have heard of - thanks for reporting 🙏

[@iplaythebasslol]

I think it's very brave of you to advise people of the possibilities of a potential disaster and admiting a part of it is your own opinion. Thank you, I hope to see what you have to say about the recent activity on the Popocatepetl, haven't seen local news but I honestly believe much more in you.

[@yomogami4561]

thank goodness for the timing of this and hopefully no one was killed appreciate the information

[@loganskiwyse7823]

Thanks for the incredibly fast updates.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

given the location, I guess a week is fairly swift.

[@H.O.P.E.1122]

Your explanation was easy to understand. Thank you. Love your channel.

[@martiansoon9092]

Losing glacier support is one of the reasons why these tsunamies occur. I'd say that the other is thawing permafrost in the hills. This thaw losens the soil, makes it more watery and therefore far more likely to slide. Permafrost temperatures has been steadily increased almost where ever they are measured. Rising temperature forces expansion and if water melting point is reached, then watery element does not stay where solid ice/soil mixture once stood. You may see similar events in multiple arctic coastal regions. The soil is soggy and sliding to the sea. Even in low lying lands. This will not be the last tsunami that we will witness. Heat is up.

[@quakekatut8641]

Greenland has been seismically active for the past month ... I've been watching this activity for a couple of weeks now.

[@TheBelrick]

There is a Norwegian disaster film called The Wave which covers landslide disasters. I actually recommend it, 6.5 / 10. No wokeness

[@smurillo3703]

Actually liked it!

[@dnomyarnostaw]

@@TheBelrick The whole thing about being aware of cliff collapses is the very definition of "wokeness"

[@TheBelrick]

@@dnomyarnostaw ? wokeness is a well poison. Its knowing that the changes being inflicted will cause harm because that is the entire point. Like replacing male role models with female caricatures of strong role models.

[@dnomyarnostaw]

@@TheBelrick Sigh. Another uneducated commentator that thinks that Woke is some sort of threat to their masculinity. Woke is being aware, and that includes your problems with your sexuality that only condones toughness and testosterone.

[@chriswirges5202]

What! A 1720 foot wave, Whoa Baby! That's got to be one of the largest ever recorded!

[@EmeraldBayMovies]

The wave wasnt actually 1700 ft tall, that was the run up height on the adjacent shoreline. Think of creating a splash in a bathtub. The water runs up the wall much further than the height of the wave. The actual wave height in this case was probably a few hundred feet, which is still huge! Also worth noting that these kinds of tsunamis lose their energy and size very quickly.

[@davinautting3198]

It's a huge relief to know there were no injuries or fatalities.

[@Not_So_Weird_in_Austin]

The same thing happenned in Prince William Sound in 1958 and was an occasional topic of conversation on the radios of the commercial salmon fleet when I was a crew member in 1989 and 1991

[@mwheape]

Thank you so much for keeping everyone informed. I really appreciate your personal viewpoints, knowledge, and opinions, because they are very informed opinions. These fjord landslides and tsunami are something I only learned about from watching your videos.

[@carlfowler1996]

Love his Updates.

[@dragonfly.effect]

This is reminiscent of the undersea landslides off the Norwegian shelf abt. 8500 ya, probably caused by a combination of a (speculated) earthquake plus known longterm glacial retreat, which then may have led to a tsunami that submerged what was still left of Doggerland. Earth is never stable, especially when rapid shifts in glaciation are involved.

[@TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx]

Thanks! Thank God that no one was killed! However, we must be cautious of the threat of these kinds of landslides, as glaciers are retreating faster now!

[@you2angel1]

Hey man you out there's saving lives again 🤙🏼 Thank you °~•.☆.•~°

[@WizzardofOdds]

There was a landslide that occurred in Harrison Lake outside Vancouver BC several years ago that caused a large wave to wash over the opposite shore.

[@robinguertin574]

Thank you for the report. I'm grateful that no one was injured.

[@Deebz270]

Grateful?

[@AhJodie]

Wow, I heard nothing about this on the news. Thank you very much.

[@sarge420]

Great video, informative

[@Hecker9974]

landslide tsunamis are mad !

[@tylerslagel5485]

I wish we’d actually have footage of these waves. No one’s ever caught a 100+ meter wave on film.

[@attractivegd9531]

Kinda wonder how they know it was 100 meters

[@Cosmiccoffeecup]

​​@@attractivegd9531the run up height?

[@kiwifarmer8828]

They can see the effect the wave had on land, so they can then judge the height.

[@attractivegd9531]

I ofc thought this was the case but I wonder how accurate that is.@@kiwifarmer8828

[@chomama1628]

I would imagine that it would be captured on satellite.

[@bernardausterberry9795]

I like the way you always get to the point and stay on track. Always a concise report tks.

[@walterengler5709]

Wasn't it only 10 or 20 years ago they kept thinking this type of thing was not possible? They only realized this landslide type event was possible after lots of studies of similar fjords in Alaska and elsewhere with too much evidence to ignore. To have a recent one --- I have to expect the scientists studying this type of activity are happy (especially as no one was hurt so they can study the area all they want).

[@roevhaal578]

Åkerneset has been constantly monitored since 1993 for this reason so I'll press x on doubt on that one. Also 23 people died from such a tsunami in Norway in 1934 so you'd have to be pretty willfully ignorant to belive it couldn't happen.

[@user-ry1vi1jc7o]

That's why I don't often "follow the science". It often isn't science, and often just a bunch of people with college degrees making a wild guess and coming into a click consensus. I'll do my own research, thank you very much.

[@user-ry1vi1jc7o]

"Clique" consensus.

[@smallfootprint2961]

I love your channel. So much great info.

[@patricknorton5788]

Very good video, very clear explanation.

[@erinmac4750]

Thank goodness everyone had left the area already! Since these events are extremely dangerous and happen in glacial fjord regions, are there geologists studying these sites and developing warning systems?

[@jamesm.5125]

I've heard that there is the potential for something similar at the outflow of the Fraser River, built up sediment could be shaken loose by a significant earthquake and cause displacement such as this.

[@D-B-Cooper]

We could only Hope.

[@pkrockit]

⁠@@D-B-Cooper DB Cooper? 😂 👍🏻

[@slartybarfastb3648]

On behalf of the Magrathean Building Committee, I'd like to wholeheartedly apologize for this fjord collapse. It's contrustion was during a period of outsourcing to substandard contractors who have since been sacked. We hope this event won't negatively impact our stellar, well-earned reputation for constructing the finest fjords in the galaxy.

[@DaishaSutter]

😂❤

[@slartybarfastb3648]

@@DaishaSutter Thank you for your continuing support. We will strive to do better in the future.

[@lindaj5492]

Will your Committee now commission satellite surveys to check those other fjords constructed by that contractor?

[@dnomyarnostaw]

You could at least Apologize for the Inconvenience 🙂

[@slartybarfastb3648]

@@lindaj5492 Unfortunately, your planet was accepted on an 'as is' basis. We will, however, be placing signs in the affected fjords designating them as hard hat areas.

[@mpetersen6]

What was the name of the dam in Northern Italy where a landslide displaced a large percentage of the recently filled reservoir overtoping the dam.

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

I was aware of landslides causing large waves but landslides as a side effect of retreating glaciers? I learned something today.

[@george1la]

Dangerous and enormously powerful.

[@Nomad-o3u]

Wonder if this could be in relation to the buefort gyre releasing, if it has.

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

The Storegga tsunami and the Doggerlands sinking springs to mind!

[@snigwithasword1284]

I love your illustrations, what program do you use?

[@ThatOpalGuy]

indeed quite lucky there were no injuries/fatalities. as for future slides, I assume that someone is going to inspect the area from the air at least. If it is found that the area is still unstable then could they not use explosives to help bring those areas down?

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

The problem with that is this narrator noted two potential landslide scars near the one that occured. There may in fact be hundreds of land slide scars all around the outlet glaciers in Greenland. It would be a monumental job to go to each one determine if it is a hazard requiring remediation and set charges.

[@roevhaal578]

@@michaeldeierhoi4096 Yea, they should spend their energy monitoring the mountainsides that could cause damage to populated areas.

[@renefranzen1509]

Didn't just happen a long time ago. I mean, yeah, good for you, pal. You telling us something that we already have heard of. Boy, that's really smart. Thank you so much for the information that we already heard of.

[@themandolinmaniac]

love the numeric probability - Thanks

[@354sd]

Very interesting thank you

[@lairdcummings9092]

Rather scary. Extremely fortunate timing and placement.

[@Badger1776]

“Precipitation events” is an incredibly long way to say rain.

[@SevereWeatherCenter]

I heard about the tsunami at the Research station, glad no one was hurt

[@LEDewey_MD]

Yikes! Thanks for this info.

[@TheTibetyak]

I've got to find someway to convert these landslide volumes into something that I can wrap my brain around.

[@billcarruth8122]

I've changed my mind about taking a Greenland cruise to enjoy the fjords.

[@dnomyarnostaw]

Or just get a bigger ship 🙂

[@jamiesehdev2663]

What a beautiful and enchanting place..... Glad no one was killed....

[@epincion]

fascinating thanks

[@digitaldreamer5481]

I’m just glad this didn’t happen here in Hawaii, especially with the more recent volcanic eruptions over here in the last two years, five years if you count the 2018 eruption in Leilani Estates that destroyed over 700 homes, 600 of which happen in just one night. Plus we have a big chuck of the south point of the Big Island of Hawai’i that has been experiencing these so called, “Silent Quakes” that has been moving this big chuck of the south point towards the Pacific Ocean that is said to be able to create a “MegaTsunami” some time in our future…😢🤙🏻

[@greggferstay5673]

COMMON - Smaller Slides as the Water gets in the cracks - freezes and expands - same thing with the huge Ice Sheets - Glaciers as they move closer to the Ocean each spring and summer -

[@AngryGecko1010]

I wonder what a 300 foot tall wall of water coming towards you would look like.

[@dominicbedard5535]

good insights.

[@Vesuviusisking]

What’s the best volcano to visit for first timer

[@Leyrann]

If you don't care about activity, Vesivius is a nice one for Europeans, as it's easily accessible. Very busy with tourists though. For other continents, I'm not sure, I imagine Mt St Helens would be decent for Americans though, it's reasonably close to Portland. If you do care about activity, the best bet in the entire world is probably Stromboli, as it's always erupting but never dangerously so. Kilauea is also erupting something like half the time, and is more effusive than Stromboli.

[@MountainFisher]

Where you at? Hawaii is erupting, but not for very long it looks like.

[@Vesuviusisking]

@@MountainFisher I’m in Europe

[@Enkaptaton]

"No people were injured? You are without doubt the worst megatsunami I have ever heard of." "But you have heard of me"

[@sherilynn1310]

How can they KNOW nobody was there?

[@GAMakin]

Maybe a couple of kayakers... probably (hopefully) somewhere along the coast of Northern Canada, headed South. That would be one hell of a ride.

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

@@GAMakin Greenland belongs to Norway, I doubt kayakers from Canada would be in this area with all the hurricanes hitting Canada these days. 🍁🌊

[@GAMakin]

@@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712 I wasn't implying that they were Canadian, only "suggesting" that the push from 300+ foot wave might have delivered the kayakers to Canadian shores.

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

@@GAMakin If you listen carefully, he said the wave reduced as it went along the fjord and was 7 meters above sea level when it reached the sea. Still a high wave yet it wouldn't reach very far on the ocean 🐬

[@junebugjunebug4492]

No pics or videos of the wave?? Even from space???

[@jerseycatmews828]

You’d think google earth would’ve caught it. I’d pay to see that amazing footage

[@marktroxler6798]

A wave 328 feet high! The road deck of the Golden Gate bridge is 220 feet above the water. That wave would have been over 100 feet higher than the roadway on that bridge!

[@frosthoe]

If you look at the close up images there are two large pieces of cliff equal in size to the 1st , all ready to fall. Clear lines of seperation are visible. it'll be at the next melt or before. Poor creatures that got hurt. Sadness, beautiful and pristine in the middle of no where and wham tsunami.

[@tenalafel]

you can't see that kind of details from the google earth images, they are way too blurry... the fjord is 2.1 km acros in that area to give a scale. Any black stuff has more chances to be terrain features in the shadow that anything else.

[@frosthoe]

@@tenalafel Or what I said. Why do you assume you have the same resources as me? Anyway... Thanks for stopping, bye!

[@checkcasheddavid]

It’s December 10, 2023 today. 🤔 is this in the future?

[@MaddieGrace1]

Wish it could’ve been on camera

[@tdw5933]

How far from Kanger??

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

The huge mega tsunami that occured in 1958 is at a location north of Kanger. However Rhedin Fijord where this recent landslide and tsunami occured is on the east coast of Greenland.

[@gr8dvd]

Reading opening disclaimer "just an estimate" thinking between 330 feet 330 inches. After viewing the entire video, excellent analysis now thinking probably accurate to within 33 microns. 😀

[@deepSouthTexasPrepper]

Holy moly ...I saw this movie already!! How creepy

[@fredcdobbs823]

I wonder who lives in the settlement & why they would brave such harsh conditions

[@kennethhamby9811]

Why nothing on the channel news ?

[@ffxbellini]

I believe that should be termed a seiche, not a tsunami.

[@user-ry1vi1jc7o]

Thanks. I have never heard that word. I would wager that if one screamed out Saiche!, nobody would run. I myself would probably have presumed that the person had sighted an unfriendly forest creature.

[@jwalk6378]

so cool!

[@jfowler7604]

These inshore Tsunamis are a fascinating subject. There's another video on YT that has a visit and analysis of a fairly recent Alaskan event as well. The footage is interesting to watch. Obviously not a live Tsunami but an expedition to investigate post event.

[@needmoreramsay]

Excellent education. Really wish you would use HUMAN's for narration. It's very common now for channels to use AI for narration and much of the excitement and interest is lost.

[@scamp7887]

There goes my vacation to Ella Island Greenland. Damn.

[@waynep343]

I worry about the Portuguese bend slide area in san pedro ca creating the same effect is a mega quake hits so cal

[@PeterNebelung]

Good movie out there about landslide tsunamis, The Wave, 2015, filmed in Norway.

[@mhick3333]

Lituya bay comes to mind

[@SukhdevSingh-ge5rj]

😮😮😮😮😮😮 from Malaysia 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@18thOvkkleyIGSDN]

If it was actually 23 feet why does it say 330

[@kathikapp6707]

Interesting!

[@chadsimmons6347]

No fatalities? I bet some sea critters would object to that report.

[@stenovitz]

What my ears heard at the intro: "A large landslide occured at a steep cliff side and removed Eastern Greenland" So no wonder the wave could oscillate for 9 days with tremors recorded even in Antarctica 😱😅

[@gl15col]

Hope they take this chance to set up some kind of monitoring system so if it happens while people are there it will give them some kind of warning.

[@arakizdk]

The lastest investigation data was released this week. 13.09.2024. What went into the water was the top of a mountain, that fell from a height of 1,2 km. The resulting tsunami was actually 200 meters high and could be measured for 9 days bouncing between the mountains in the fjord.

[@taitano12]

If they do come back, they should build higher up on the island.

[@tenalafel]

If the Ella Ö station was damaged or destroyed, you can be sure that the Sirius at Danmarkshavn, Mesters Vig & Daneborg are already planning everything they need to fix or rebuild it next summer.

[@jmrath]

Is this an AI channel? I’m feeling fooled. The voice and the strange delivery I once thought unique, just makes me feel duped.

[@dnomyarnostaw]

You should have heard the narrators voice in the early videos. He is to be congratulated that he has improved so much despite unkind criticism received. I am glad he is so enthusiastic bringing such a niche area to life for so many people.

[@haydenwatson7987]

That is just a little bitty wave. Nothing compared to the July 9, 1958 in Lituya Bay, Alaska wave which measured 1,719'. There was a boat an anchor in the bay that was washed out to sea and then back into the bay going over a 300' high headland both ways.

[@Baronstone]

How are they all retreating when the ice sheet is growing?

[@lexmedved]

LIKE THE MOVEI, THE WAVE

[@aaronsterlind6334]

Lituya Bay. This happens in the same places more than once as observed at Lituya Bay.

[@michaelmeehan5505]

For reference, see the Norwegian film directed by Roar Uthaug 'The Wave'(2015)

[@lynnwebb817]

Geology hub has it posted. Greenland

[@noninoni9962]

Compared to the 1,700 ft. MEGAtsunami of Alaska, this 328 ft. one was a BabyTsunami.

[@garethde-witt6433]

Interesting that it wasn’t on any news channels

[@dnomyarnostaw]

Its good to be able to get these specialist stories. I found a few specialist publications that mentions it. ScienceDirect has a whole paper on the problem , and discusses relocating many settlements.

[@victorhopper6774]

i was in the tub and my sister tossed the toaster in. they say the tsunami was awesome. for some reason i don't remember it. my sis now lives with my aunt.

[@GAMakin]

LOL... you are making that up. Electrifying, nonetheless.

[@lukeleichtenstern3819]

Wish it would've been recorded. Even the highest tidal wave recorded doesn't compare.

[@k.c1126]

Interesting... never thought of glacial retreat as a cause of mass wasting....

[@mhvherrera]

I randomly just came and watched the video on September 16th but of 2024.

[@putteslaintxtbks5166]

I would guess that many of the glaciers will be growing again, as in the last 3-4 years Greenland has had a couple of the biggest snowpacks seasons in recorded history.

[@TheDanEdwards]

"I would guess that many of the glaciers will be growing again" - on the whole globe, land ice is melting, thanks to rising temperatures (which are due to us humans changing the atmosphere.) A local mountain glacier may expand for a while due to increased snowfall, but those are a minority.

[@roevhaal578]

The majority of area covered in ice is recieving growth due increased percipitation but keep in mind that much of Antarctica has never recorded above freezing temperatures. Overall there's more glacier melt than growth.

[@-LightningRod-]

@@roevhaal578 uhhhhh, ...No.

[@dananorth895]

Some regions are growing while others are shrinking. Fluctuations in climate are perfectly normal. However longterm research and records indicate decreasing solar activity resulting in anougher cold spell like the mauder or dalton minimums. Coming to a planet near you. Lol

[@roevhaal578]

@@-LightningRod- I don't know what you mean but the overwhelming majority of the Antarctic ice sheet is receiving growth aswell as a decent portion of Greenland's ice sheet. The areas melting are melting much faster than the areas growing of course but I already made that clear.

[@WulfgarOpenthroat]

Instead or in addition to "just occurred" could you put the date or how many days ago it was or something, to let people who see this pop up in their feeds know this isn't an active in-progress danger?

[@williampalchak7574]

Well done. Interesting and informative. Thanks.