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Scientists exploring what caused deadly Sitka landslide

Alaska Public Media 22 September 2015 USA Alaska, Sitka

A screen capture of a 3-D image of the Kramer Avenue slide area, from data produced by the state Division of Geophysical Survey. (3-D image Joshua Houston/City & Borough of Sitka)

<p>One month after a deadly landslide struck in Sitka, a group of scientists and agency officials are starting the complicated task of learning what happened. The Geo Task Force has been meeting informally at the Sitka Sound Science Center. The center’s ...

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Like Sitka, parts of Juneau are susceptible to landslides

Alaska Public Media 14 September 2015 USA Alaska

The 1936 Juneau landslide killed 15 people. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska State Library, Historical Collections)

<p>This past weekend, a Juneau Preparedness Expo gave the public a variety of information on how to cope in an emergency. One lecture more relevant than ever was on mudslides and landslides–just weeks after Sitka’s deadly disaster.</p>

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