This Day in Alaska History-November 3rd, 1913
SEOC Update: 2024 August Juneau Glacial Outburst Flood/ West Coast Storms
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska — The State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC) activation level remains at 3 – Major Incident Ongoing for the 2024 August Juneau Glacial Outburst Flood disaster and a series of strong storms impacting the West Coast of Alaska over the weekend and into this week (remnant of Typhoon Ampil). SEOC, City […]
This Day in Alaska History-July 21, 1917
On July 21st, 1917, a salmon tender pulled into Seward with news of deaths in the major storms that had encompassed Cook Inlet. The crew on the tender reported that five fishermen were lost and two Kenai fish traps had been washed away as the storms lashed the coastline there. Fish traps dotted the seascape […]
Interior Department Distributes $2.6 Million to Alaska Native Villages for Emergency Storm Relief
Funding will provide stabilizing aid for food, water, other immediate needs WASHINGTON — In response to the damaging coastal storms that hit Alaska’s western shores this week, the Department of the Interior Friday announced that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is distributing $2.6 million to support the needs of 45 Alaska Native villages. These funds […]