Revised Storegga Slide reconstruction reveals two major submarine landslides 12,000 years apart

• Published in: Communications Earth & Environment
• Main Authors: Karstens, Jens, Haflidason, Haflidi, Berndt, Christian, Crutchley, Gareth J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; German
• Published: Springer 2023
• Subjects: Nyegga; Storegga; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/58120/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/58120/1/s43247-023-00710-y-1.pdf; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/58120/2/43247_2023_710_MOESM1_ESM.pdf; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/58120/13/pm_2023_07_Neubewertung-Storegga-Rutschung_de.pdf; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/58120/14/pm_2023_07_Reassessment-Storegga_en.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00710-y

The Storegga Slide is the largest known exposed submarine landslide in the world, which triggered a tsunami that inundated the coasts of northern Europe ~8,150 years ago. Previous studies suggested the removal of 50–70 m of sediment from the northern slide scar segment, contributing half of the tota...