As Hurricane Irma barrels through the Caribbean and onward to the Southeastern U.S., the relief effort still is underway in Texas after hurricane Harvey devastated Houston. A former Anchor Point resident, who now lives on the southwest corner of the city, spent three days responding to the disaster.
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Irma portends new woes for debt-stricken Puerto Rico
The U.S. territory filed to restructure billions in debt earlier this year. Those economic straits threaten to hobble the island’s ability to cope with the effects of the Category 5 hurricane.
No injuries in Sitka’s ‘pretty impressive’ Labor Day landslide
A landslide in Sitka early Monday afternoon stranded people on either end of the road system for about eight hours, but otherwise there no reports of damage or injuries.
Coast Guard’s Alaska personnel dispatched to help with Harvey response
Five Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Sitka and eight others from elsewhere in Alaska will be working in the Texas area for the next two to three weeks.
Southeast gets a lot of rain, but it doesn’t compare to what Harvey brought
Southeast sees an incredible amount of rain each year. How’s that compare with what’s been happening in Texas? Here’s a perspective from a former resident.
Ketchikan shatters summer rainfall record
Early Wednesday morning, Ketchikan broke its record for the most summertime rainfall. With more than 45 inches at last count, this summer is officially the soggiest Alaska’s First City has experienced in its recorded history.
Alaska National Guard members helping with Harvey rescues
The Alaska National Guard is sending personnel and equipment to help with on-going rescue efforts connected to Harvey, a hurricane-turned-tropical storm.
Ask a Climatologist: The mind boggling rain of tropical storm Harvey
If you took all that water that has just fallen on Harris County and you put it right over the urban part of Anchorage it would be about 60 or 70 feet deep. It’s an extraordinary amount of water that’s fallen.
Historic flooding in Houston leads to surge in federal assistance efforts
FEMA’s director predicts hundreds of thousands of calls for assistance in storms wake. Meanwhile, President Trump’s proposed budget cuts some FEMA programs.
Ask a Climatologist: Rainy…even by Ketchikan standards
Most places in Alaska are wetter than normal for August, but it’s been especially rainy in Ketchikan.