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 ...

He said the issue routinely comes up during conversations about landslide risk in Alaska. “Everybody wants to see a hazard map, and they want to see if they’re exposed to any sort of hazard.

The resulting map of the contiguous U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico zeroes in on landslide locations by using much higher resolution data than existing continental and global landslide maps.

In Juneau, the biggest city in Southeast Alaska, the city and borough government commissioned a risk assessment that produced a series of maps identifying the most landslide-vulnerable parts of ...

While the Chilkat Valley is not unique in facing landslides, the combination of steep slopes, heavy rainfall, aging ...

But in Southeast Alaska, perhaps the biggest factors ... Foundation study that could lead to the creation of landslide hazard maps and early warning systems for six towns and tribal communities.

If you see your reflection in the snow covered hills, it might be time to check out a new map from the United States Geological Survey. The map reveals that a surprisingly large part of the ...

A landslide in the city of Ketchikan in extreme southeast Alaska has killed at least one person and injured at least three, local officials said. It also prompted evacuation orders, damaged ...

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 ...

KETCHIKAN, Alaska — James and Bill Montivér had ... around building in a zone identified as high hazard on a landslide map. Koester said she was not aware of any conversation in the community ...