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Cruise Ships Aren’t Ready for Instant Tsunamis
The Atlantic· 4 days agoThe landslide sparked a nearly 200-meter-tall wave that roared down the narrow Taan Fiord and out into Icy Bay. No one witnessed the collapse, but a year...
Looking Back — June 13, 2024
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner· 9 hours agoGALENA — One year later and the town of Galena is still a work in progress, but it’s a community again instead of just a construction zone. Galena was the largest and worst-hit of the Yukon ...
Landslide tsunamis give cruise ships minutes to prepare
Quartz· 2 days agoTsunami scientists are meeting with vessel operators in Alaska this month to put together some...
In Glacier Country, a Situation Seems Poised 'to Explode'
newser· 1 day agoThere's been limited research on coastal landslide-triggered tsunamis, which can strike before...
Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending June 15 | Juneau Empire
Juneau Empire· 2 days agoTenants of the Alaska State Housing Authority facility were given 90 days to vacate after an...
What Happens When Climate Change Threatens to Bury Your Home?
Rolling Stone· 6 days agoThis article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this...
Cascadia Subduction Zone, One of Earth’s Top Hazards, Comes Into Sharper Focus
Columbia University News· 6 days agoThis area, called the Cascadia Subduction Zone, hosts a megathrust fault, a place where tectonic plates move against each other in a highly dangerous way. Similar zones exist off Alaska ...
The World’s 10 Most Dangerous Mountains
GEARJUNKIE via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDenali in Alaska (20,320 Feet) (Photo/Denali National Park and Preserve) The highest...climbers worldwide trying for this bucket list ascent, only about...
Northern Lights Alert: The U.S. States That Could See Aurora Tonight
Forbes· 4 days agoDisplays of the northern lights—also called the aurora borealis—are possible on Monday evening in...
‘There She Goes,’ By The La’s: About Simple Love Angst, Or More?
Forbes· 4 days agoAmong those groups have been The Shins, The Smithereens, The Arctic Monkeys and The Gin Blossoms....