this is why you need to know about Greenland's hidden meat tsunami it's a tale of mystery and science last year a massive landslide in East Greenland triggered a 656 ft wave this wave trapped in a narrow Fjord shook the Earth for 9 days no injuries were reported but the event was a seismic mystery scientists detected strange signals globally and traced them back to Dixon f a mix of rock and Glacier Ice had collapsed into the water unleashing a giant wave the wave couldn't escape the fur generating a powerful seismic signal melting glaciers in Greenland are causing more frequent and intense landslides as glaciers thin they lose their ability to support mountains leading to massive collapses it's a stark reminder of how Mother Nature affects even the most remote corners of our planet