Lituya Bay on the southeastern coast of Alaska

Today's Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features Lituya Bay, a fjord on the southeastern coast of Alaska. In August of 2020, a strong current containing trees, muddy water, and chunks of ice was seen rushing against the tide near the head of the bay. These events are known as glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), or jökulhlaups. “We can see clearly using Sentinel 2, Landsat 8, and Planet Labs imagery that a huge lake that had been dammed by Lituya Glacier drained abruptly in mid-August,” …