Scientists Are Mapping Landslide Risk in Alaska. Some Homeowners Don’t Want to Know.
www.nytimes.com
Deadly landslides are increasing around the world. But in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain controversial.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/14459765

Roughly a month after the Ketchikan slide, Hurricane Helene caused hundreds of landslides in southern Appalachia; more than 600 have affected rivers or critical infrastructure. “We can say for certain that we’re seeing more landslides occurring because of the effects of climate change,” said Dave Petley, a landslide expert at the University of Hull in England.

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    3•1 month ago

    Probably they don’t want to know because they will be poweless to stop it and are not able to relocate right now and they don’t want their insurance to raise rates or just drop them.