Losing seismic stations in the #Aleutians could lead #AK’s coastal communities to receive delayed notice of a #tsunami, while communities on the #WestCoast could get less precise forecasts.
Time is of the essence in tsunami #evacuation response — this shortsightedness will cost lives.
Without this contract, #NOAA & the #NTWC lose data from sites around #Alaska & in the #Aleutians and the #BeringStrait “that have been there for decades specifically for this purpose.” www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
The Trump administration’s decision to end the contract that provides #NOAA with data from seismology stations across #Alaska, in the #Aleutians,& #Bering Strait will not only harm people in that area. NOAA sends that information to its National Tsunami Warning Center ( #NTWC).
and a further 191 were listed as Missing in Action.’
#WW2 #PacificFront #Aleutians #Kiska #Alaska #Canada #blackandwhitephotography
USAF https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/
‘Dozens of bombs fall from a U.S. bomber toward Japanese-occupied #Kiska Island, #Alaska, on August 10, 1943. Note the craters from previous bombing runs and the zig-zag trenches dug by the Japanese.’
#WW2 #Aleutians #bombers #aerialphotography #blackandwhitephotography
USAF https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-battle-of-midway-and-the-aleutian-campaign/100137/
#OTD in 1943
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‘Bombs dropped from a U.S. bomber detonate on Japanese-occupied Kiska Island, Alaska, on August 10, 1943.’
#WW2 #PacificFront #Aleutians #Kiska #Alaska #bombers #bombs #blackandwhitephotography #aerialphotography
In #AUGUST 1943
‘Adak Harbor in the Aleutians, with part of huge U.S. fleet at anchor, ready to move against [Japanese-occupied] Kiska in August of 1943.’
#WW2 #PacificFront #Aleutians #Alaska
Despite the inherent complexities, a carefully structured agreement could yield mutual benefits for both #Washington and #Moscow. #CommanderIslands #Aleutians #Proposal
A tsunami warning has been issued for several countries in the Pacific after massive earthquake off Russia's coast. The tsunami warning includes parts of the the state of Alaska's Aleutian islands.
#Tsunami #Earthquake #Aleutians #Alaska #Arctic #Russia #NaturalDisasters
who had crashed on the island. The marker reads:
"Sleeping here, a brave air-hero who lost youth and happiness for his Mother land. July 25 - Nippon Army"’
#WW2 #Aleutians #Alaska #Kiska #blackandwhitephotography
New museum exhibit explores Unalaska’s icy past.
A new exhibit at the Museum of the #Aleutians tells the story of Unalaska’s icy past and the role sea ice played in shaping the land, its animals and people.
www.kucb.org/science-envi... #museums #globalmuseum #exhibitions
1976, a bald eagle not looking its best atop a garbage pile on Adak. By Robert H. Day and was the 1976 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Photo Contest winner. Via National Archives. #Aleutians #alaskahistory #alaska
Amlia Island silhouetted along the horizon, ocean in foreground, orange sky, and sun just peaking over the horizon at right
Snow-capped volcano peak in the distance under pink skies, ocean in foreground
We’ve been working in various levels of clouds and fog since I arrived, so what a Saturday treat to wale up to a clear sunrise! #ColdCoralsWithChris #Aleutians 🌊🧪
the remaining 45 were shipped to a Japanese prison camp near Otaru, Hokkaido, where sixteen died while in captivity. This is a picture of Attu village situated on Chichagof Harbor.’
#WW2 #Alaska #AttuIsland #Aleutians
