This video compilation of ice tsunami around the world is amazing. Enjoy! An ice shove is a surge of ice from an ocean or large lake onto the shore. Such shoreline ice pileups are caused by ocean currents, strong winds, or temperature differences pushing ice onto the shore, creating piles up to 12 metres (40 […] More
Ice cores drilled in Antarctica and Greenland have revealed gigantic volcanic eruptions during the last ice age. Sixty-nine of these were larger than any eruption in modern history. According to the University of Copenhagen physicists behind the research, these eruptions can teach us about our planet’s sensitivity to Earth change. For many people, the mention […] More
Unexpected large swells or mini-tsunamis hit the coast of Chiapas, Mexico and flooded the port of Bonifacio in Corsica within the last two days. The water event surprised both residents and tourists and damaged several cars, buildings and restaurants. Mar de Fondo in Mexico The large waves, more than 2 meters higher than normal in […] More
Most residents of southern Puerto Rico were startled by the sequence of earthquakes that began Dec. 28, 2019 and included a magnitude 6.4 quake on Jan. 7, 2020. Now, USGS researchers have newly discovered deep sea faults near the quake epicenters… Most residents of southern Puerto Rico were startled by the sequence of earthquakes that […] More
When the Earth trembles, even the edge of space moves. Researchers have known for decades that earthquakes and tsunamis send waves of air pressure to the very top of Earth’s atmosphere. Now, a new study shows that, in the ionosphere, these waves scramble GPS signals and interfere with radio communications much like solar flares do. […] More
Floods, hurricanes, storm surges. Does Louisiana need to add tsunami to its list of threats? A 15-foot wall of water could roll across Grand Isle if a landslide occurred in the Mississippi Canyon, a trench in the Gulf of Mexico floor about 30 miles off the mouth of the Mississippi River. And unlike a hurricane, […] More
Residents in Innaarsuit are on standby for evacuation because a giant iceberg is looming over the island community in northwestern Greenland. The iceberg is so big it’s grounded on the sea floor. ‘There are 180 inhabitants and we are very concerned and are afraid.‘ On Tuesday a small section of the iceberg collapsed and caused […] More
Two meteotsunamis developed on Lake Michigan during a single day in April and a newly released modeling of them is giving us a look at their evolution. Meteotsunamis are a type of tsunami, but instead of being generated by an underwater earthquake, the source is meteorological, like thunderstorms with their strong winds and their atmospheric […] More
The world’s first floating nuclear power plant is on its way to its site. The St. Petersburg-built Akademik Lomonosov is currently sailing through the Baltic Sea. It is to supply from 2019 a city in northern Siberia with electricity. Akademik Lomonosov is a nuclear power plant, which is built on a floating pontoon. On April […] More
Have you ever seen an ice tsunami? Do you know what it sounds like? Watch this now, it’s fascinating! Preparations are running to welcome the first tourists of the season around the lake of Oldevatnet in Norway. And it is during maintenance work at campsite that Kristin Sveum started hearing a strange crystal-like noise coming […] More
A very large volcanic landslide occurred at the Askja stratovolcano in Iceland on July 23, 2014. The 1-km wide landslide generated 50-meters-high tsunami waves. A giant volcanic landslide created a tsunami after 24 to 60 million cubic metres of rock debris fell into a lake at the Askja stratovolcano in Iceland. What is the cause of this […] More
Wow! Look at the power of water and ice! This amazing video shows ice moving a bridge in Sainte-Marie de Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. At the really end of the video, you see the bridge moving. The video recorder, Rene Girouard, informs that the bridge moved, in overall, about 3 to 6 ft before coming back […] More
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