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Sitka research partnership wins $2.1 million for landslide prediction

Sitka research partnership wins $2.1 million for landslide prediction

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Oct 3, 2018 | ,

A research partnership has been awarded $2.1 million to study landslide prediction in Sitka. The 3-year “Smart and Connected Communities” grant comes from the National Science Foundation, with the goal of using relatively inexpensive sensor technology -- and existing social networks -- to create a realtime warning system in Sitka and other communities at risk of slides. Read More
Sitka landslide lawsuits settled out of court

Sitka landslide lawsuits settled out of court

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 8, 2018 |

All individual parties in litigation surrounding a fatal landslide in Sitka in August, 2015, have settled out of court, averting a 6-week trial. The dispute between the developer of the Kramer Avenue neighborhood and the City of Sitka, however, remains in litigation. Read More
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