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The Kodiak community of Old Harbor received $1.5 million for a new tsunami evacuation and community center last month through the omnibus spending bill and is working on applying for more. Most of Old Harbor lies along the water’s edge, and that means it’s in an inundation zone should a tsunami strike the southeast part of Kodiak Island.  Lepani Nadore …

The country’s tsunami warning system is in “urgent need” of an overhaul. That’s according to a report compiled by a panel of seven tsunami experts and presented to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Scientific Advisory Board in January. The U.S. currently has two tsunami warning centers, which operate independently of one another: one in Honolulu, Hawaii and the other …

Pat Branson testifying before the Senate committee. (Screenshot from Senate hearing by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT The U.S. Senate committee on energy and natural resources held a hearing on natural disasters earlier this week (1/30). The city of Kodiak’s mayor Pat Branson was a part of a six-person panel and testified on the city’s recent tsunami scare. Alaska Senator Lisa …

Tsunami hazard zone sign. (Photo by hansol / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Representatives from the National Weather Service visited schools in the City of Kodiak last week to speak about tsunami readiness. Forecaster Joe Wegman says the original goal of visiting the city was to check in on the weather stations, where local observers keep track of things like daily temperature, …

The National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer has issued a statement that NO tsunami is expected after a sizable earthquake off the coast of Ecuador this morning. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck at 8:47 Alaska time, just two-tenths of a degree north of the equator at a depth of 42 miles. The statement from the Tsunami Warning Center said the quake …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak residents should expect to see a lot more trails in the coming years, in addition to upkeep of old favorites. The Island Trails Network, a local organization that builds and maintains trails across the archipelago, scored $51,000 from the state legislature this year to put toward various trail projects. In addition to trail building and maintenance, ITN …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT As many west coast news outlets have reported, remnants of the 2011 Japanese tsunami have already started showing up on the shores of the U.S. This sea-voyaging debris has littered both the headlines and beaches, and Kodiak is no exception. Andy Schroeder is the executive director and founder of Island Trails Network, a local organization that builds and …