Tsunamis Now Threaten Even the Arctic, Scientists Are Worried

The Arctic is facing a threat it has never seen before. Underwater volcanoes may be forming near remote Bennett Island. Scientists have spotted smoke like plumes rising over the ocean. The seabed is rising and sinking. The air is getting warmer. Something is shifting deep below the surface. If an eruption or strong earthquake happens during an ice free period, it could trigger a tsunami. The Arctic is not ready for that. Credits: Simulación Tsunami: by Carmen Álvarez Cobos CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simulación_Tsunami.ogv Samoa tsunami animation 20090929 samoa a: by NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Center for Tsunami Research https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samoa_tsunami_animation_20090929_samoa_a.ogv http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/samoa20090929/20090929_samoa_a.mov BennettIslandSatellite: by Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS), University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BennettIslandSatellite.gif https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/archives/622 NOAA Tsunami Animation-2016: by NOAA https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NOAA_Tsunami_Animation-2016.webm Basalt columns, Staffa: by Richard Web https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/196 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basalt_columns,_Staffa_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2452237.jpg Basalt Columns: by Rob Farrow https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3546 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basalt_Columns_-_geograph.org.uk_-_270819.jpg Global Temperature Anomalies from 1880 to 2023: by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5207 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Global_Temperature_Anomalies_from_1880_to_2023_(SVS5207_-_GISTEMP_1880-2023_vert).webm Arctic Sea Ice Spiral: by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5028 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arctic_Sea_Ice_Spiral_(SVS5028_-_Arctic_Spira_mi).webm NASA-WeeklyArcticSeaIceAge: by NASA Scientific Visualization Studio https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA-WeeklyArcticSeaIceAge-1984-2019.webm Annual Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Area: by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5002 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Annual_Arctic_Sea_Ice_Minimum_Area_1979-2022_(SVS5002_-_sea_min_graph_only_2021_1080p30).webm Decrease of old Arctic Sea ice 1982-2007: by C. Fowler and J. Maslanik CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Decrease_of_old_Arctic_Sea_ice_1982-2007.ogv Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightplanet/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.