The article compares it to them, but also mentions that the exact extent of a tsunami danger from landslides in the canaries is debated. There are arguments that the travel distance to landfall, continental shelves, and tendency towards multi-stage landslides mitigates the danger from landslides in the Canary Islands.
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Is this massive scale landslide danger an Atlantic bicoastal tsunami danger like the Canary Islands?
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The article compares it to them, but also mentions that the exact extent of a tsunami danger from landslides in the canaries is debated. There are arguments that the travel distance to landfall, continental shelves, and tendency towards multi-stage landslides mitigates the danger from landslides in the Canary Islands.
No, it's due to people living on the debris fans below steep cliffs on the island, which were formed by previous large landslides.