Seismic waves from Nepal’s landslide-flood reached Alaska, and so should the lessons
A massive collapse high in the mountains in glacier terrain, followed by massive flooding—this is the setting of the recent horrific flood along the Nepal border, but it also sounds familiar to many Alaskans.
July marks the anniversary of Alaska’s most notorious landslide, Lituya Bay (1958), which generated a devastating tsunami.
The case for a landslide monitoring program
On the evening of Aug. 9, 2025, passengers on the Hanse Explorer finished taking selfies and videos of the South Sawyer Glacier, and the ship headed back down the fjord.
New funding advances earthquake early warning for Alaska
Alaskans are closer to having critical seconds of warning that shaking from a major earthquake is about to occur.
Earthquakes reported in Alaska so far this year: 24445
