00:00Alaska has launched a new interactive map to help communities prepare for dangerous tsunamis.
00:05The tool was developed by the Alaska Earthquake Center.
00:08It combines tsunami flooding and elevation data for emergency planning.
00:12The map currently covers 66 coastal communities across Alaska.
00:17Officials can use it to identify areas where residents may need to evacuate.
00:21Valdez has some of the most detailed information available.
00:24Its map includes evacuation routes and community assembly points.
00:28It also provides information about past tsunamis that struck the area.
00:32Some remote communities currently have more basic information.
00:36Those include St. Paul in the Aleutians and Port Alexander in southeast Alaska.
00:41Officials say more detailed elevation data is needed in those locations.
00:45The project highlights Alaska's significant tsunami risk from large earthquakes.
00:49During the 1964 Good Friday earthquake, tsunamis caused most of the deaths.
00:54The Alaska Earthquake Center plans to improve the map as more data becomes available.
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