Lasisirulla

Lasisirulla is a glacial landslide that occurred in Svalbard, Norway, in July 2016. The event saw a massive 10-kilometer-long (6.2-mile-long) ice shelf collapse into the nearby ocean, producing a 10-square-kilometer (3.9-square-mile) ice berg.

Researchers believe the collapse was triggered by climate change. Increased temperatures have been causing the permafrost to thaw, making the ice shelf unstable and susceptible to collapse.

The landslide was first observed by a team of Norwegian researchers using satellite imaging. They noticed that a massive ice shelf had broken away from the Kongsfjorden glacier on the west coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard's largest island.

Scientists were able to record the collapse in unprecedented detail, using cameras and monitoring equipment. They estimated that the ice shelf weighed around 100 million tons, equivalent to the weight of 10,000 large cruise ships.

Lasisirulla has provided scientists with valuable insights into the effects of climate change on Arctic glaciers. Researchers have been using the data collected from the landslide to refine computer models, which help predict potential greenlandic ice melting in the future.

The incident is likely to become even more pronounced due to warmer global temperatures and as the sea levels continuously rise, causing ice shelves like the one seen in Svalbard to destabilize even faster.