Alaska Dispatch News5d
A guide to the Alaska that was (and in many ways still is)
In the late 1930s, writer Merle Colby penned a guidebook to Alaska as part of the Federal Writers’ Project, established by ...
Alaska Native News3d
A guide to the Alaska that was (is)
In 1935, in the middle of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Federal Writers’ Project. His ...
Are You Living on the Edge? New USGS Map Shows Landslide Risks
The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a new nationwide landslide susceptibility map, showing that nearly half the country ...
Science Daily8d
New map shows where landslides are most likely to occur in U.S.
Landslides are a common hazard in the US. In fact, nearly 44% of the country could experience one, potentially catastrophically. Our new national landslide susceptibility map shows where they're most ...
New Map Shows Where You’re Most Likely to Encounter Landslides in the US
If you see your reflection in the snow covered hills, it might be time to check out a new map from the United States Geological Survey. The map reveals that a surprisingly large part of the country is ...
Alaska Public Media10d
Thawing permafrost is an existential threat for Alaska communities. This nonprofit is trying to help monitor it.
The goal of the project is to put data in the hands of community members, so that they can make crucial decisions about their ...
Alaska Public Media7d
String of fatal landslides forces Southeast Alaska to reckon with risk
The string of recent deadly slides is changing the way people look at their surroundings and plan for the future in a ...
KYUK8d
Permafrost thaw is an existential threat for Alaska communities. This nonprofit helps monitor it
Permafrost Pathways started two years ago with the goal of mapping the permafrost thaw and putting that data into the hands ...
KTOO6d
After a string of fatal landslides, is this a new normal for Southeast Alaska?
The string of recent deadly slides is changing the way people look at their surroundings and plan for the future in a ...
macsources.com3d
Apple Maps introduces new ways to explore the world
Beginning today, users can discover hikes in U.S. national parks, create custom walking routes, save favorite spots to a new ...
Alaska Dispatch News12d
Fentanyl has eclipsed heroin in Alaska’s drug supply, decreasing prices and raising risks
In just a few years, the powerful synthetic painkiller fentanyl has almost entirely replaced heroin as the dominant opioid in ...