landslides Archives

August 10, 2021: What’s happening at tonight’s Sitka Assembly meeting?

by Katherine Rose | Aug 10, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (8-10-21), it will decide whether to put an advisory question before local voters this fall that could help determine the future of the former Sitka Community Hospital building. Read More

July 27, 2021: What’s on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

by Katherine Rose | Jul 27, 2021 | Coronavirus Coverage, Local News, Syndicated

The state’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink, will give a special report to the Sitka Assembly when it meets tonight (7-27-21). Read More

New research: Southeast Alaska landslides not only scar the land, but may also leave a carbon footprint

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Feb 11, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka has become a hot spot for landslide research since a deadly landslide hit the town in 2015. A recent study in the Tongass headed in a different direction to examine how landslides impact the global carbon cycle. Read More

Go tell it on a mountain: Sitka gets new tool in landslide warning effort

by Ari Snider | Dec 2, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

This summer a team of researchers climbed the mountains above Sitka and installed the state’s newest high-elevation weather station. Now, the information it collects is available to the public. Read More

State team helps Sitka apply for disaster aid

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Sep 3, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

Today (09-02-15) , a state team sat down with Sitkans affected by last month’s landslides. Six staff with the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and one state geologist will be in Sitka for two days, to walk city officials and citizens through the process of procuring disaster aid. Read More