Many scientists in 2023 surprised the unusual seismic activity. Explained that they were She discovered every 90 seconds for nine days, and it could also be felt in distant corners of the planet. . Experts from the University of Oxfords believe that they were finally after almost two years managed to find out what actually happened.
The shocks caused huge waves
Scientists already in the past found that an unusual phenomenon took place near Fjord Dickson in Eastern Greenland. In a recent study, however, experts have used the data obtained using the SWOT (Surface Water Ocean Topography) satellite, owned by NASA’s US space agency. Thanks to them revealed that the likely cause of shocks was several tsunami waves that were caused by the melting of the iceberg and landslide in the area.
Their theory indicated that Huge waves could get stuck in the fjord, so they issued a regular seismic activity that was repeated every 90 seconds. Scientists have finally proved that that The shocks were combined with the observation of small movements of the Earth’s crust at a very high distance. Thanks to this could reconstruct the movement of the waves even at moments that the satellite did not see.
The shocks literally shook the world. (illustration photo)
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The cause is to be climate change
Thomas Monahan’s co -author said that This technology “changes the rules of the game” in finding out what is happening with water that covers approximately 70 % of the planet’s surface. “This study shows how we can use the new generation of satellite technologies to observe the Earth and to study these processes. We know to use especially in areas such as fjords because their previous devices could have been able to watch very hard“he noted.
The findings of the study also the expert forced the warning of the danger of climate change. “We see that they are causing new, unprecedented extremes. These are most often appear in remote areas such as Arctic where our ability to measure them using physical sensors is limited“Monahan said.
Climate change is most affected by the coldest places on Earth. (illustration photo)
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Professor Thomas Adcock, who was also co -author of the study, In the statement, he pointed out the importance of such data. “We can solve the phenomena that have been a mystery to us in the past. We will be able to to get new knowledge of extreme phenomena such as tsunami or storm waves. However, to make the most of this information, as much as possible, We will have to innovate and use machine learning as well as our knowledge to interpret the results“he said.
