World | Chile Melting Empties Chile Lake Initial swelling causes 'river tsunami'; global warming blamed By Matt Cantor Posted Apr 11, 2008 3:58 PM CDT Copied This photo, released by Centro de Estudios Cientificos, shows the Cachet lake partially dried, in Aysen, southern Chile, Monday, April 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Centro de Estudios CientÃficos) Melting ice in a remote Chilean lake caused it to swell and suddenly empty, creating a “river tsunami,” the AP reports. Water from a melting glacier filled the lake and tunneled through the ice, emptying into a nearby river. “The mass of water moved against the current of the river,” said an expert. “It was a real river tsunami.” He said the “basic cause” was global warming. “This is a phenomenon that occurs periodically during the summer,” he added. Read These Next He went to kill a Cape buffalo. Instead, it killed him. 5 soldiers shot at largest Army installation east of the Mississippi. He shot a couple dead in early June, has yet to be caught. JD Vance in hot water over birthday boating trip. Report an error