ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Governor Mike Dunleavy declared March 23 through 29 of this year as Tsunami Preparedness Week. It also marks 61 years since the Great Alaska Earthquake and the tsunamis that ...

“There are places on the U.S. West Coast, and here in Alaska, where an entire safe evacuation for a near-shore event ... would [have] a much lower success rate,” said Dave Snider, the tsunami ...

If (or when) a tsunami approaches the city of Napier, the roads to safety won’t be traffic-free for those trying to find high ground. Because of that, an evacuation model has been developed ...

Yet in Alaska, where only 20% of the state is accessible by road, that does not stop travellers finding ways to explore further. Published in the USA guide, available with the Jan/Feb 2025 issue ...

The models present a scenario of what might happen in a tsunami evacuation in Napier. A full 60 minutes after a long-strong earthquake in Napier triggers the risk of a tsunami, people could still ...

Together, we created the tsunami warning system. We map the ocean depths, identify species, work to ensure that ocean literacy is included in school curricula and protect ocean sites, which are home ...

The Great Alaska Earthquake struck Alaska 61 years ago on March 27, 1964. Valdez resident Wade Huls was just 11 on that day, ...

Night - Cloudy with a 52% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C). Sunny with a high of 50 °F (10 °C). Winds NE at 6 to ...

The territory participated in a hypothetical simulation based on a “Portugal Scenario” earthquake that could generate large tsunami waves across Caribbean islands, including the USVI. (Photo courtesy ...

Find out more about how we review. alt metal landscape remains to be seen. But Tsunami Sea feels like the moment Spiritbox firmly step into their own as a band who could contend with the likes of ...

The V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency has announced the territory’s participation in CARIBE WAVE 2025, an international tsunami preparedness exercise scheduled for Thursday ...

When Sasaki was 9 years old, his hometown of Rikuzentakata was one of the areas on the northeastern coast of Japan that were devastated by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. It ...