Staying completely dry might be difficult, if not impossible, but it’s also hard to make peace with letting the water in again and again. Both options are expensive.
Environment
Landslide triggers 55-foot tsunami wave at Kenai Fjords National Park
Heavy rains and melting glaciers are making landslides in the area more common, says a geologist.
Wet Labor Day weekend kicks off Southeast rainy season
The most intense rainfall will begin on Friday evening and continue through Saturday afternoon. Rain is expected to lighten up after that, but it will remain wet through Sunday.
Alleged victims of former volunteer at Juneau’s Echo Ranch Bible Camp are suing
The people who say they were victims of Bradley Earl Reger are trying to hold the institutions where the abuse took place accountable.
Spike in salmon shark sightings near Kodiak stumps researchers
The sharks are turning up in fishermen’s nets more often, but scientists say it’s not clear whether their Alaska population has risen.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta residents brace for fall storms after early floods and erosion
Last week’s fierce storms aren’t unprecedented, but longtime residents say they aren’t all that normal either.