logoalt Hacker News

kulahantoday at 2:16 AM1 replyview on HN

Yeah, the event primarily marked by receding glaciers probably has nothing to do with this glacier that weakened to the point of destroying a village.

This glacier probably melted many times in the past, especially in such a sudden and violent manner.

I'm sure this is in no way anomalous, nor is it something that could predictably result at some point from a warming planet.


Replies

mlhpdxtoday at 3:23 AM

The Missoula Floods. This kind of thing has been happening for a good long time.

That doesn’t diminish the tragedy in any way, this event was shocking and brutal. But it wasn’t the first and won’t be the last.

show 1 reply