B.C. has seen a lake tsunami before and it could happen again. Here’s why

B.C. has seen a lake tsunami before and it could happen again. Here’s why

8 hours agoNewsDuration 2:51In 2007, a massive landslide crashed into B.C.'s Lake Chehalis, triggering a tsunami that surged 38 metres up the shore — one of the most dramatic inland waves ever recorded. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe looks into how scientists

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