As Glaciers Melt in Alaska, Landslides Follow
Henry Fountain
July 22k 2016
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A landslide on the Lamplugh Glacier, in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, on June 28 caused seismic tremors about as strong as a small earthquake. Credit Paul Swanstrom/Mountain Flying Service
An enormous landslide that spread rocky debris more than six miles across a glacier in southeastern Alaska last week was not the first to occur in the area, and certainly will not be the last.
The slide, first noticed by Paul Swanstrom, a sightseeing pilot, on June 28, occurred when part of a mountain gave way near Lamplugh Glacier, in Glacier Bay National Park, about 100 miles northwest of Juneau.
Photographs taken by Mr. Swanstrom several hours after the slide showed a dark mass spread over the glacier, which is about eight miles long and ends in Johns Hopkins Inlet, part of Glacier Bay. A cloud of dust from the slide was still visible.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/science/alaska-landslides-glaciers-melt.html?_r=0