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An oceanic earthquake buried an Arctic glacier under a million cubic meters of rock. Seems straightforward, but was there something more at play?🤔 🧪❄️ eos.org/articles/a-r...

eos.orgA Rock Avalanche Buried an Arctic Glacier. Was Climate Change to Blame? - EosDegrading permafrost and earlier small quakes likely weakened a rock slope until it collapsed and buried an Arctic glacier in tons of rock.

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Research from Guilherme de Melo (@geomarkiel.bsky.social), comments from Eirini Makopoulou (@stockholm-uni.bsky.social), story by @astrokimcartier.bsky.social.

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