The Risk Defined: Port of Alaska inside tsunami inundation zone, new study says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Scientists have confirmed a tsunami could put some areas of Anchorage underwater — if a large earthquake happens in the right place at the right time. One impacted area is the Port of Alaska, which sits near sea level and on the edge of the water. The Port’s Deputy Director for Resiliency Jim Jager said he’s not concerned about people at the port getting to safety in time during a tsunami, but instead about the unknown of what happens when structures are left to the mercy...