Video: As glaciers melt, landslide risk increases

One of North America’s biggest landslides occurred in Icy Bay, Alaska in 2015. The slide, and subsequent tsunami were a direct result of the shrinking glaciers in the region. Dr. Michael Loso, physical scientist at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, explains the connection between retreating ice and unstable slopes.

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