Deadly landslides are increasing around the world, but in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain controversial. (Christopher Miller/The New York Times) Over the past century, landslides in ...

“During World War II, the Unangax̂ people — and ... He’s also been steadily working to make Alaska maps more accurate. The explanation he’s come up with for why a creek and hill on ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU ... when he made his discovery while examining a map of Little Kiska Island in the Aleutians. Left over from World War II were the place names Nazi Creek and Nip Hill.

So, those are world-class ... a geologic map of the area with some scientists with the Alaska State Survey. He said that map could be useful for people who might want to extract certain ...

Deadly landslides are increasing around the world. But in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain controversial. By Austyn Gaffney Photographs by Christopher Miller Austyn Gaffney traveled to ...