Alaska landslide unleashed one of the largest tsunamis ever recorded, new study shows

A new analysis offers a rare glimpse into how the catastrophic landslide and roughly 1,578-foot tsunami wave looked as it ...
IEEE

Design and Implementation of a Driver Drowsiness Detection System to Prevent Accidents Using Machine Vision

Abstract: Drowsiness is a critical factor contributing to numerous road accidents worldwide. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conservatively estimates that 1,000,000 ...
Alaska Beacon

Megatsunami in Alaska’s Tracy Arm was the second-highest ever measured

When a wall of rock collapsed into Southeast Alaska’s Tracy Arm last August, it triggered one of the highest-reaching tsunamis ever recorded in the world. The event happened to be in a place heavily ...
USA Today

Alaska's 1,578-foot tsunami was second largest ever recorded

Researchers have concluded that a 2025 tsunami in Alaska was the second largest recorded natural disaster of its kind in history, with a wave that reached up to 1,578 feet high. The massive tsunami ...
The Conversation

Alaska’s near‑record landslide tsunami sent a wave 1,580 feet up the fjord walls – and left clues for building a warning system

On the evening of Aug. 9, 2025, passengers on the Hanse Explorer finished taking selfies and videos of the South Sawyer Glacier, and the ship headed back down the fjord. Twelve hours later, a ...
CNN

Ride a jet ski through a re-creation of an Alaska mega-tsunami with the help of science

The world’s second-tallest tsunami wave on record tore through the remote Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska last August, leaving immense destruction in its wake. Luckily, there were no people nearby. But in ...
The New York Times

A Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be More to Come.

Scientists say as glaciers retreat in a warming climate, landslide-generated tsunamis are likely to become more frequent. Scientists say as glaciers retreat in a warming climate, landslide-generated ...
sciencex

Huge tsunami in popular area for Alaskan cruises provides lessons in steep, mountainous terrain

When part of a mountain in southeast Alaska slid into the ocean last summer, it triggered the second highest tsunami ever recorded. That tsunami ran 481 meters—one-and-a-half times the height of the ...
Houston Chronicle

Alaska’s near-record landslide tsunami sent a wave 1,580 feet up the fjord walls – and left clues for building a warning system

(THE CONVERSATION) On the evening of Aug. 9, 2025, passengers on the Hanse Explorer finished taking selfies and videos of the South Sawyer Glacier, and the ship headed back down the fjord. Twelve ...
Time

A 2026 Blue Wave as Big as the One in 2006 No Longer Seems Far-Fetched

Democratic leaders in 2006 celebrate winning enough seats to take over the House of Representatives. From left: Reps. Rahm Emanuel and Nancy Pelosi, and Senators Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer.
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$350,000 lawsuit over vending machine accident that injured student

Disclaimer: This video is a fictional reenactment inspired by real court cases, presented as a scripted court show. The characters and scenarios are dramatized for entertainment and do not reflect ...