Run Uphill for a Tsunami, Downhill for a Landslide
ResearchPosted on rand.org Nov 12, 2021Published in: Issues in Science and Technology, Volume 38, No. 1, pages 40–46 (Fall 2021)
Historic Sitka, Alaska, a town of 9,000 residents, is located on an island southwest of the state capital of Juneau, in the heart of the Tongass National Forest. The Pacific Ocean borders one side of the town, with steep mountains rising above the other. The community has long recognized the threat of tsunamis, but heavy rains in recent years have now caused landslides to be a concern as well. This is the story of how Sitka came to build its own innovative landslide warning system, as told by members of the team working to develop it.
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- Copyright: Arizona State University
- Publisher: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine ; Arizona State University
- Availability: Non-RAND
- Year: 2021
- Pages: 7
- Document Number: EP-68768
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