Over the past ice age, glaciers sculpted Southeast Alaska into the dynamic and awe-inspiring landscape we see today. Dramatic fjords and steep forested hillsides jut up from the ocean. The forests that have taken root here only have a…
The 6th World Landslide Forum just concluded in Florence Italy last week. It saw 5 continents, 69 countries, and over 1,100 people come together around landslide research and development, and this time it included the Sitka Sound Science Center. SSSC…
The Sitka Sound Science Center Research staff have been busy over the years assessing and gathering data around landslides and the storms that can trigger them. That data has been compiled and presented to the public in the form…
Saturday, August 12th, 2023, brought a significant storm to Sitka. We experienced 4.42 inches of rainfall within a 24 hour period, breaking a previously held record of 4.22 inches set back in 1961 according to Meteorologist Pete Boyd of Juneau. During…
Sitka’s topography lends itself to majestic scenes, but also carries with it innate risks. With our steep mountain sides and heavy rainfall, landslides are a very real risk, made starkly evident in the summer of 2015. After very heavy rainfall…
Winter came early for the Harbor Mountain Weather Station. The Sitka Sound Science Center was honored to host Dr. Ronald Daanen on Thursday, October 28th, for a fast-paced day of sensing station troubleshooting. Dr. Daanen is a geohydrologist with the…
Join us virtually or at Centennial Hall October 7th at 6:30 PM to hear updates from the scientists working on landslide research in Sitka, with an opportunity for questions and discussion to follow. Bring your questions, comments, and concerns! …
The Sitka Sound Science Center continues to host researchers working on a landslide research and monitoring program. For ten days this July, Dr. Annette Patton (postdoctoral landslide scientist at the University of Oregon) and Emily Pannell (undergraduate mechanical engineering student…
Year in Review We have just begun the second year of the landslide warning system design, and many of you are aware that the research team was recently in town conducting a variety of workshops, informal events, and meetings. This…
Landslides are hard to predict. Better scientific information can improve predictions, but there will always be a tension between failed and false warnings. False warnings occur when a landslide is predicted but does not occur. Failed warnings happen when a…
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