Scientists exploring what caused deadly Sitka landslide

A screen capture of a 3-D image of the Kramer Avenue slide area, from data produced by the state Division of Geophysical Survey. (3-D image Joshua Houston/City & Borough of Sitka)
One month after a deadly landslide struck in Sitka, a group of scientists and agency officials are starting the complicated task of learning what happened. The Geo Task Force has been meeting informally at the Sitka Sound Science Center. The center’s director, Lisa Busch, believes these gatherings are an impo