Southeast Alaska is prone to landslides – there have been four deadly slides in the region within the last decade. Heavy rain can be a trigger, so historical weather data can predict risk in areas susceptible to slides.
As KFSK’s Hannah Flor reports, a working group in Petersburg hopes information from newly-installed weather stations can eventually be used to build a landslide warning system.
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A geologist who has studied Southeast Alaska’s rocks and minerals for decades is creating a new geologic map of the region. That map could have a wide range of applications — from educating tourists, to helping prospectors find gold, to helping communities prepare for landslides.
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A group working on a landslide warning system in Petersburg will install two weather stations on some of the town’s steep hillsides this summer.
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There could be up to five times as many streams in Alaska than previously thought, according to a group of scientists and programmers who have spent nearly a decade mapping the state.
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Many municipalities and schools in Alaska are facing record high property insurance rates for the year ahead. As KFSK’s Thomas Copeland reports, climate-driven catastrophes across the U.S. are driving up prices in Alaska.
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