• @SheeEttin
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    11 year ago

    As permafrost thaws and wind/rainstorms intensify, expect this to happen more frequently.

  • Chainweasel
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    11 year ago

    The “small Alaskan community” they mentioned is the capital of Juneau

    • @villainy
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      41 year ago

      The slide — estimated to be 450 feet (137 meters) wide — occurred about 9 p.m. Monday during a significant rain and windstorm near Wrangell, an island community of 2,000 people some 155 miles (250 kilometers) south of the state capital of Juneau.

      155 miles from Juneau. It’s the second sentence in the article.