On the morning of August 10, 2025, a massive landslide struck Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord, a popular destination for many cruise lines. The landslide triggered a 1,578-foot-tall (481-meter-tall) mega-tsunami that would have devastated any passing ships. Fortunately, none were present at that early hour, but future vessels may not be so lucky.

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.

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 landslide from the adjacent mountain unexpectedly collapsed into the fjord,

By chance a tour boat avoided a deadly tsunami set off by the retreat of Alaska's coastal glaciers. Scientists are working to spot landslides like the one that caused the massive wave to warn people i

Learn how climate change is the likely culprit behind a 1,500-foot tsunami that narrowly avoided disaster at a popular tourist location in Alaska. Spending an early morning watching the sun rise over the glaciers of Alaska would typically sound like a dream.

Explore why Alaska offers unique advantages for site selection, including global logistics access, energy resources, Arctic research, and pro-development incentives. When companies think about site selection, Alaska may not be the first state that comes to ...