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Good journalists cite their factual claims, even/especially if they're believable. I've never heard of underwater landslides, and I don't think it's a reasonab
by curtisf 3y ago
Good journalists cite their factual claims, even/especially if they're believable.
I've never heard of underwater landslides, and I don't think it's a reasonable assumption that a reader knows anything about them.
- lostlogin 3y ago> I've never heard of underwater landslides They are a huge cause of tsunamis, with the slips often precipitated by earthquakes.
- kfixjviv 3y agoIn geology, there's a literature about cable breaks caused by "turbidity currents". In particular, this 1952 paper by Heezen and Ewing is celebrated https://gwern.net/doc/technology/1952-heezen.pdf https://gwern.net/doc/technology/1952-heezen.pdf
- aaron695 3y ago[dead]
- lproven 3y ago> I've never heard of underwater landslides Good heavens. You do surprise me. There have been some vast ones, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storegga_Slide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storegga_Slide Some have the potential to massively affect human life well above sea level, e.g. La Palma in the Canary Islands, which when it goes will inundate much of the east coast of the USA: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth107/node/1609 https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth107/node/1609 The video from that is sensationalist but makes some good points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6utAunBKXV4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6utAunBKXV4