Tag: landslide

Columbia Seismologist Warns Glacier Retreat Is Making Deadly Tsunamis More Likely

24 Sep 2026 3:00 p.m. · Source: Columbia University

Columbia's Goran Ekstrom explains how a 200-million-ton rock collapse sent water 1,500 feet up an Alaska fjord, and why retreating glaciers make such tsunamis more likely near cruise routes.

Science & Technology Environment Climate Change Disasters Education Alaska Nepal Goran Ekstrom Columbia University Tracy Arm fjord tsunami landslide glacier retreat climate risk newsletter
Media Monitor: Swissinfo.ch Covers Tariffs, Heat Warning, and More

8 Aug 2025 1:11 p.m. · Source: Swiss Info

Swissinfo.ch reports on Swiss government's silence on US tariff strategy, a negotiator urging progress on plastics talks, and a heat warning for parts of Switzerland.

Politics and Government Business Science & Technology Weather Health World Switzerland Middle East Europe Trade Federal Government Medical Science Astronomy and Space Swissinfo.ch Tariffs Heat Wave Gaza Landslide mRNA vaccines Swiss Info