#NASA Earth Observatory

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NASA Imagery Shows How a Glacier-Driven Landslide Rewrote an Alaskan Fjord in Minutes

New before-and-after imagery from NASA and USGS captures the aftermath of a 2025 landslide-triggered tsunami in Alaska’s Tracy Arm, revealing how quickly warming landscapes can reshape hazardous terrain.

Key Takeaways

NASA released before-and-after Landsat imagery of the Tracy Arm disaster zone.
A landslide of at least 64 million cubic meters triggered a tsunami on August 10, 2025.

DT Editorial Team·May 9, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

Low ice in the Barents Sea helped pull the Arctic to a record-tied seasonal peak

NASA says patches of open water and thin sea ice in the Barents Sea contributed to the Arctic’s unusually low maximum sea ice extent in March 2026.

Key Takeaways

NASA tied low Arctic winter ice to conditions in the Barents Sea.
The 2026 maximum matched the lowest in the satellite record.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 3, 2026·via science.nasa.gov