Melting ice may be making mountains collapse in Greenland – New Scientist
Article Synopsis – More evidence is mounting to suggest that the tsunami in Greenland on June 17th was caused by a landslide, not an earthquake as initially believed. “Ice cannot hold a mountain together if the ice flows,” says Glaciologist Martin Luethi. “Melting and freezing cycles mean rocks are getting destroyed. There’s so much unstable rock in Greenland and they have no earthquakes to shake it down.” And while the ensuing tsunami was disastrous, it’s shifting focus from the real problem: this wasn’t a one-off. This region is full of craggy fjords undergoing temporal shift. Meaning more so-called quakes – and accompanying tsunamis – seem imminent. To read the actual article click here.