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State officials say the original funding has played a major role in fueling Alaska’s efforts to respond to landslide risk, ...
Landslide-generated tsunamis pose a serious risk to coastal communities, particularly within narrow fjords where tall cliffs ...
A Virginia Tech study warns that Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington face a significant risk of megatsunamis within 50 years.
Mega tsunamis are colossal waves triggered by geological events. Lituya Bay saw the tallest tsunami ever recorded. Hawaii ...
Experts warn of a potential mega-tsunami threatening Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. This catastrophic wave ...
A new study by geoscientists at Virginia Tech, published in ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’, estimates a 15 ...
A massive earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could trigger a devastating mega-tsunami, threatening Alaska, Hawaii, ...
On May 8, 2022, a landslide near the port city of Seward, Alaska, sent debris tumbling into Resurrection Bay, creating a series of small tsunami waves. The R/V Sikuliaq, a research ship owned by ...
Southeast Alaska’s four fatal landslides since 2015 strongly indicate the importance of identifying local hazards, mitigating the hazards that we can, and making sure that we can respond quickly and ...
The Great Alaska Earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the United States. Its violent tremors reshaped ...
Landslide-generated tsunamis pose a serious risk to coastal communities, particularly within narrow fjords where tall cliffs can trap and amplify ...