In 1958, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake triggered a rockslide into Southeast Alaska’s Lituya Bay, creating a tsunami that ran 1,700 feet up a mountainside before racing out to sea. Researchers now think the region’s widespread loss of glacier ice helped set the stage for the quake. In a recently published research article, scientists with the University […]
Statewide survey indicates confidence in Alaska’s efforts to manage the COVID-19 virus ANCHORAGE – A statewide public opinion survey conducted among residents in late February reveals a large majority of Alaskans approve of the State’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic response. The survey also measured awareness of the State’s vaccine distribution efforts, revealing a majority […]
DHSS today announced three deaths of Alaska residents and 157 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 152 were residents in: Anchorage (60), Wasilla (19), Bethel Census Area (15), Fairbanks (11), Palmer (7), North Pole (6), Chugiak (5), Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (4), Delta Junction (3), Seward (3), Copper River Census Area (2), Eagle River (2), Tok (2), Willow (2) and […]
DHSS today announced one Alaska resident death and 177 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 172 were residents in: Anchorage (56), Wasilla (46), Fairbanks (13), Delta Junction (10), Eagle River (9), Palmer (9), Houston (3), Willow (3), Big Lake (2), Copper River Census Area (2), Girdwood (2), Juneau (2), Soldotna (2), and one each in Bethel, Bethel […]