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Alaska fjord megatsunami in August 2024 ranked second-highest on record
A massive wave formed when approximately 64 million cubic meters of rock detached from a mountainside near the South Sawyer glacier and fell into Tracy Arm fjord in southeast Alaska on August 10, 2024. The resulting wave reached approximately 1,500 feet (500 meters) in height, making it the second-tallest tsunami ever recorded. Scientists analyzed the event afterward, finding it generated seismic vibrations that circulated globally for days and posed significant risk had people or cruise ships been in the vicinity.
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4 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
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CNN
Ride a jet ski through a re-creation of an Alaska mega-tsunami with the help of science
Scientific investigation and reconstruction · neutral
BBC
Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded
Climate risk and narrow disaster avoidance · negative
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The split, in one line
CNN emphasizes the scientific reconstruction effort and the seismic aftereffects, while BBC focuses on glacier melt as systemic risk and near-miss with cruise ships. Reuters provides minimal detail beyond the ranking.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
BBCBBCINTERNATIONAL128d ago
“Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded”
RReutersCENTER128d ago
“Huge 2025 tsunami in Alaska fjord was second-highest on record”
CNNCNNLEFT129d ago
“Ride a jet ski through a re-creation of an Alaska mega-tsunami with the help of science”
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Approximately 64 million cubic meters of rock entered the water
Source ·BBC explicitly states this figure; CNN does not quantify rock volume; Reuters does not mention
