Flooding and Environmental History in the Upper Tanana Region near Manh Choh

Speaker: Jessica Cherry, NOAA’s Regional Climate Service Director for Alaska, part of the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service.

Join us for this month’s VAWS to review the recent and ancient history of flooding of the Upper Tanana River, particularly in the area around the road to the Village of Tetlin, Alaska, where a feasibility study for the Manh Choh gold mine is underway. This environmental history is derived from published scientific literature, regional oral history, and directly from newer satellite and airborne remote sensing, as well as in situ gage data. This information could be relevant for infrastructure design, maintenance, and mitigation of risk from flooding and other hazards in the region.