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Tsunami warning lifted after earthquake off Alaska coast
The Hill via AOL· 9 months agoA tsunami warning for Southern Alaska was lifted two hours after it was issued Saturday night, after...
Alaska's weekend tsunami warning led to evacuations and confusion
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJul. 18—On Saturday night, Roger and Carol Christianson were settling into their RV parked at the end of the Homer Spit when their cellphones buzzed violently: A tsunami warning. A 7.2 magnitude ...
A new algorithm could help detect landslides in minutes
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA photograph taken in the spring of 2016 of the debris field from an October 2015 landslide extends...
How West Coast residents should prepare for the threat of a tsunami
Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen most people hear the word “tsunami,” they may imagine a massive wave, but that’s actually a...
Southeast Alaska reckons with deadly landslides -- and a future that promises more
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDec. 22—Last month, a mountain slope near Wrangell let loose in drenching rains and gave way in a river of debris that killed five people and left an 11-year-old boy missing and presumed dead ...
Rep. Mary Peltola's husband dies after plane crash in Southwest Alaska
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSep. 14—[This story has been updated with additional information about the crash from the Alaska Department of Public Safety and the National Transportation Safety Board.] Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary ...
Threat of deadly glacial lake outbursts hang over 15 million people
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes, 15 million people across the...
An unstable slope above Prince William Sound is dropping faster. A complete failure could cause a...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 28—Barry Glacier Prince William Sound tsunami landslide Last month, scientists noticed new movement on an unstable slope in Prince William Sound, but they're uncertain where that new movement ...
Relocating or retiring? Know the risks in the most natural disaster prone US states
MoneyWise via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoHurricane season. Fire season. Flood season. Tornado season. Those times of year can be far more...
The Largest Wave Ever Recorded Is Insane. Can You Guess How Big?
SURFER Magazine via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBig waves, in surfing, are the pinnacle of the sport. But big waves outside of surfing are something...