For NPR's Shortwave, Emily Kwong recounts the story of Sitka's Kramer Avenue landslide and talks with scientists and residents about how they implemented an early warning system to prevent a future disaster.
The landslide in Sitka, Alaska on August 18th, 2015 happened after a morning of heavy rainfall. A three-hour rain fall total was an important data point to aid scientists in developing an early warning system.
On August 18, 2015, in Sitka, Alaska, a slope above a subdivision of homes under construction gave way. This landslide demolished a building and killed three people. Debris flows are becoming increasingly likely in rainy Southeast Alaska, as the climate changes and triggers more extreme precipitation events.
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