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Bikers and pilgrims on the Char Dham Yatra were forced to flee on foot after the Badrinath National Highway got blocked in ...
Nearly 70 years ago, the U.S. state of Alaska was hit by a gigantic wave that holds the status of the largest ever recorded.
A recent 7.3 magnitude earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings, stirring memories of the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami. While the immediate threat subsided, Alaska's ...
In response to public feedback, the landslide hazard maps are now more generic in the draft — without severity ratings.
Alaska, one of the world’s most seismically active locations, just completed a relatively quiet year for earthquakes but a busy year for landslides.
Members of the Haines Planning Commission examine new maps that illustrate landslide risk in the area. The maps are meant to inform future development and planning decisions. (Avery Ellfeldt/KHNS ...
Deadly landslides are increasing around the world. But in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain controversial.
Debris left behind from a 2022 landslide, on Gastineau Avenue in Juneau on Sept. 26, 2024. Deadly landslides are increasing around the world, but in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain ...
At least nine people have died in three landslides in Southeast Alaska in the last five years, but scientists are gathering more data about Alaska’s landslide-prone slopes, information that could ...
Four fatal landslides have struck communities across Southeast Alaska since 2015, killing at least a dozen people. Landslides are nothing new in this region of steep mountainsides and heavy rain.
The coastal Pacific Northwest has seen thousands of landslides, historic and modern – but there is more work to be done to understand the landslide frequency and intensity in Alaska, and what drives ...