00:00What if melting glaciers could actually cause earthquakes?
00:03A new study says they just might!
00:05Scientists have found the first direct link between climate change-induced glacier melt and seismic activity.
00:11They studied the Grandes Girasses in the Mont Blanc Massif between France and Italy,
00:16where thousands of earthquakes have been recorded since 2006.
00:19Here's what's happening.
00:21As glaciers melt, meltwater seeps deep into the earth, increasing pressure between tectonic plates.
00:27This shift can trigger earthquakes.
00:30In 2015, a major heatwave caused a spike in meltwater, and shortly after, a sharp increase in tremors.
00:37The data even shows a delay effect, with shallow quakes linked to last year's melt and deeper ones from two years earlier.
00:44This means that as global temperatures rise, areas once considered stable may face growing seismic risks.
00:50So yes, melting glaciers aren't just a sign of warming.
00:54They could be the warning sign of more earthquakes to come.
00:57And for mountain communities worldwide, that changes everything.
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