Mapping the Risk: Is Coastal Alaska Ready for the Next Tsunami?
A few years ago, my husband and I sat in near-standstill traffic on Homer Spit Rd., anxiously watching the clock approach our boat tour departure time.
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: 28441