Maryn Sanders, left, and University of Oregon graduate student Maia Seeley use a ladder to cross the water channel on the 19 Mile fan while going to check on infrasound sensors, or sensors that pick up sound, on August 17, 2026, outside of Klukwan. (Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News)

We’ve heard of seismometers identifying earthquakes, but what about them being used to identify and track landslides? This is something that students with the University of…

Lizzy Hahn is a reporter and photographer from Nome. She has worked in newsrooms across Alaska including the Anchorage Daily News, Nome Nugget and UAF Sun Star.