A CN Tower-sized mega tsunami, and more…
5/8/202654 min
On the morning of August 10, 2025, a landslide in a fjord along the southern Alaskan coast triggered a mega tsunami. It generated the second highest wave ever recorded that reached up to 481 metres above sea level. A new study suggests that catastrophic events like this are more likely to occur as our climate warms and glaciers melt.
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Bob McDonald· Host0:34
[upbeat music] Hi, I'm Bob McDonald. Welcome to Quirks & Quarks. On this week's show, a monster tsunami rips through an Alaskan fjord, and scientists say there may be more to come.
Dan Shugar· Guest0:51
It's hard to believe that a wave could reach, you know, nearly 500 meters above the sea. Just astonishing.
Bob McDonald· Host0:58
And raccoons want to share your sudoku, not for food, just for fun.
Speaker 11:04
We're sort of intrinsically motivated to solve those puzzles, and we think the same or similar things might be happening with the raccoons as well.
Bob McDonald· Host1:13
Plus, understanding the Andes hantavirus, what creatures can tell us about caretaking, an archival interview with the man who killed Pluto, and a curious question about car window wah-wahs. All this today on Quirks