Huge and unseenAnd if that rock is 180 million tonnes — as in the Taan Fjord landslide — those waves can be huge. 'Big opportunity'The Taan Fjord landslide was detected by seismic sensors designed to track earthquakes in Alaska. (Ground Truth Trekking, licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0)When the team arrived, both Higman and Koppes said they were struck by what they saw. This section of coast along the Taan Fjord, where the science expedition camped, is relatively flat. In this case, Koppes said, the Tyndall Glacier has been retreating down the Taan Fjord for decades.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2018 13:00 UTC