Volcanic Earth · 00:33 · 2019

The 2016 Lamplugh Glacier landslide

In June 2016 a mountainside in Glacier Bay, Alaska, collapsed onto the Lamplugh Glacier, spreading roughly 120 million tonnes of rock across the ice. Satellite views before and after the slide.

What to look for

Compare the glacier before and after: the landslide is the dark sheet of rock lying across the white ice. Judge its size against the width of the glacier.

Part of

Aftermath, film 2 of 3. Next: Mount St. Helens, forty years of recovery

Collection: Volcanic Earth
Series: Aftermath
Running time: 00:33
Year: 2019
Source: NASA SVS, SVS 31042
Licence: Public domain (United States government work)

The 2016 Lamplugh Glacier landslide

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