as glaciers melt, bhutan faces risk of mountain tsunamis

[bcbm]

http://news.yahoo.com/glaciers-melt-bhutan-faces-increased-risk-mountain-tsunamis-033500231.html

[Zav]

http://news.yahoo.com/glaciers-melt-bhutan-faces-increased-risk-mountain-tsunamis-033500231.html

A mountain tsunami sounds pretty fucking scary. :scared:

[TheRedAnarchist23]

Can somebody tell me what mountain tsunamis are?

Are they tsunamis with mountain sized waves?

[Ele'ill]

Can somebody tell me what mountain tsunamis are?

Are they tsunamis with mountain sized waves?

I think so, let me check the link in the OP. The original link is down. Let me check google and youtube.

[Ele'ill]

http://www.grist.org/list/2011-11-23-mountain-tsunamis-are-a-thing-threaten-himalayas

[Os Cangaceiros]

Can somebody tell me what mountain tsunamis are?

Are they tsunamis with mountain sized waves?

Haven't you ever seen that movie "2012", lol?

[piet11111]

I think its just a giant wave coming down from the mountain.

A melting glacier has the chance to temporarily dam in the melted water before it breaks sending down a massive wave.

[ColonelCossack]

Am I allowed to say that, while tragic, that would look unquestionably epic (or at least the concept seems that way. Though perhaps not for someone in the path of the thing... I don't know though, I think I might get overwhelmed by it. A bit of a 2012 moment, maybe?)?