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Scientists probe causes of landslides near Klukwan
Original: Scientists search for ‘recipe’ driving landslides near Klukwan
Researchers are working to identify the combination of factors, or 'recipe', behind recent landslides near Klukwan in southeast Alaska. The effort aims to understand what triggered the slope failures and to improve future risk assessment for the small Chilkat Valley community, which sits in steep, geologically active terrain prone to such events.
Why now: Recent landslide activity near the community has raised safety and infrastructure concerns.
Evidence
- Scientists search for ‘recipe’ driving landslides near Klukwan · Juneau Independent
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