B.C. landslide triggered 100-metre tall lake tsunami, study shows

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A massive landslide on B.C.’s remote central coast in 2020 triggered a lake tsunami over 100 metres tall, according to a new paper published by researchers from the University of Northern British Columbia.

Described as a rare “hazard cascade,” the tsunami then sent a vast torrent of water or “outburst flood” into Elliot Creek, uprooting trees, soil and rock as it surged down the valley. The slurry was in

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