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Alaska Tracy Arm Fjord Megatsunami of August 2025 Confirmed as Near‑Record Event Linked to Glacier Melt

Overview

Initial reports described a 481‑metre megatsunami that struck Tracy Arm Fjord on 10 August 2025, attributing the wave to a massive landslide and rapid glacier retreat. Within a day, the wave height was updated to 482 metres, reinforcing its status as the second‑largest ever recorded. Subsequent analyses cited slightly varied run‑up heights of 480 metres and 481 metres, all consistent with a mountain collapse that displaced roughly 64 million cubic metres of rock. A related flash‑flood incident swept a campsite and a kayaker offshore, underscoring the event’s broader impact. Throughout the week, scientists repeatedly linked the disaster to accelerating glacier melt and climate change, while noting that tourists narrowly escaped harm.

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Alaska's Tracy Arm rockslide generates near‑miss tsunami, new study shows

    A massive rockslide in Alaska's Tracy Arm on Aug 10 2025 created the world’s second‑tallest tsunami at 481 m; no lives were lost, and new research links the hit

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Alaska fjord mega‑tsunami reaches 480 m after mountain collapse tied to glacier melt

    On 9 Aug 2025 a mountain collapse in an Alaskan fjord created a 480 m run‑up tsunami, the second‑largest recorded, linked to rapid glacier melt.

  3. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Flash flood sweeps campsite and kayak at Tracy Arm fjord, Alaska

    A sudden flood on 10 Aug 2025 flooded a campsite at Tracy Arm, Alaska, dragging a camper’s kayak offshore.

  4. [INTERNATIONAL] 4 sources
    Alaska megatsunami reaches 482 meters, second highest ever recorded

    A 482‑m megatsunami hit Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord after a 64 M m³ landslide, the second‑largest ever recorded.

  5. [INTERNATIONAL] 36 sources
    Alaska megatsunami of 481 m hits Tracy Arm Fjord, second‑largest ever recorded

    A 481‑m landslide‑triggered megatsunami struck Alaska’s Tracy Arm Fjord on Aug 10 2025, the world’s second‑largest, tied to glacier retreat and climate change.

Sources

aerotendencias.com · aftenposten · alaska-native-news.com · aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br · bbcmundo.com · Bergens Tidende · chatnewstoday.ca · ciencia.estadao.com.br · ct24.cz · dailymail · Der spiegel · dev.tnonline.com.br · dgabc.com.br · dietitiansaustralia.org.au · Eos: Earth And Space Science News · gCaptain.com · hna · illvet.se · ilmanifesto · InfoMoney · infotel.ca · interez.sk · krdo.com · laopinioncoruna.es · laopiniondezamora · letribunaldunet.fr · liveblogwp.wtop.com · metropolitan.si · nosabesnada.com · nu.nl · ocio.diariodemallorca.es · phonetoday.it · Phys.org - News And Articles On Science And Technology · popsci.com · que · ryanharter.com · samzdat.com · sciencepost.fr · sitiosargentina.com.ar · sitiosespana.com · sudbury.com · Sydsvenskan · talkaboutwildlife.ca · thecooldown.com · theguardian.com · wibnet.nl · zazoom