The Haines School District has been through a tumultuous year. The pandemic isolated students socially and the December storms left some without a home. And its beloved kindergarten teacher, Jenae Larson, was lost in a landslide.
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A month after the Haines mudslide, rescuers and survivors reflect on the Beach Road evacuation
On Monday, the water was clear and rolling in a north wind. Snow covered the scar running down the side of Mount Riley. That eerie calm almost concealed the violence of the Dec. 2 storm that lashed rain and brought down trees and the side of a mountain.
There was no COVID-19 outbreak in Haines after disaster, despite evacuations and less social distancing
Only three Haines residents have tested positive for the coronavirus since the Dec. 2 disaster, according to state data. But according to the Haines Emergency Operations Center, those people have Haines addresses. None are actually in town.
Landslide victim’s legacy helps Haines disaster survivors
A “shop local” initiative — originally spearheaded by one of the disaster’s victims — is helping dozens of households displaced by the deadly landslide in Haines.
Tlingit & Haida raises funds, sends resources for Haines relief efforts
Council president Richard Peterson says tribes worked together to get equipment and resources to Haines — and that they were among the first to arrive.
Climate change, wetter weather could put more Haines homes in jeopardy
Last week’s storm and landslides revealed that much of Haines, where there are no building codes, wasn’t constructed with landslides in mind.
As the situation improves in Haines, officials consider how to rebuild infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather
At this point, some quick fixes have been made in Haines but major repairs are still far off on the horizon.
PHOTOS: Haines community bands together after devastating floods and landslides
From a group of volunteers working to salvage a woman’s home to a hotel reopening to offer a safe place to stay, the people of Haines are showing they can lean on each other.
Dogs in hotel rooms and goats in the aviary: Haines’ pets get care during disaster
A veterinary appointment isn’t the first stop you might imagine during a natural disaster.
Ask a Climatologist: Historic Southeast Alaska rains linked to a changing climate
A veritable fire hose of moisture hit Southeast Alaska last week. It was a historic weather event, the likes of which we might see more often as Earth’s climate continues to warm.