Alaska's weekend tsunami warning prompted evacuations, confusion

Plus: Assembly leaders question Mayor Bronson over former top aide’s challenge to Anchorage election ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, July 18. In today's newsletter: - Saturday night’s [tsunami warning issued for the Gulf of Alaska coast]( was downgraded and later canceled, but not before many people evacuated low-lying areas, causing traffic jams and widespread confusion. - Assembly leaders are [pressing the Anchorage mayor for answers]( about an incident in which one of his former aides challenged the city’s election, quoting an internal policy that didn’t exist until the day she filed the appeal. - The Department of Defense has [awarded $37.5 million to a graphite mining prospect]( in Western Alaska that industry officials say would stabilize the graphite supply chain. While we continue to deal with cloudy skies and rainy weather this summer in Alaska, parts of the the Lower 48 are contending with an extended heat wave. Phoenix hit at least [110 degrees for the 19th consecutive day]( setting a new record. But despite the heat, one man returns year after year to run a mile in California's Death Valley, in well over 100-degree weather — and [dressed like Darth Vader](. Anchorage weather It's mostly cloudy today with a high of 68 degrees and a chance of scattered showers throughout the day. Scattered showers are forecast to last through Wednesday, before a partly sunny day on Thursday. Daytime temperatures will hover in the mid- to high 60s this week. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Alaska’s weekend tsunami warning led to evacuations and confusion →]( Emergency managers and tsunami scientists say they were following their own systems, which err on the side of caution and speed. But others worry that the confusion around whether the tsunami posed actual danger could erode the public’s trust of a crucial emergency warning system. ADVERTISEMENT [Assembly leaders question Mayor Bronson over former top aide’s challenge to Anchorage election →]( It’s not clear how former chief of staff Sami Graham knew of [a new IT Department policy that had been quietly added]( to the department’s cybersecurity page on the city’s internal network — just two hours before Graham and two others filed an election appeal and quoted the policy verbatim. [Department of Defense awards $37M to Graphite One mining project near Nome →]( The Graphite Creek project north of Nome is thought to be the largest natural graphite deposit in the country. Federal and industry officials say if it's developed, the project would stabilize the graphite supply chain and boost economic development in Alaska. [How to get Alaska’s congressional delegation to work for you: A citizen’s guide →]( Here’s a rundown of ways to get Alaska’s U.S. senators and U.S. representative to help you resolve problems with the federal government and listen to your views on policy. [Aleutian volcano’s weeklong eruption spews another massive ash cloud →]( An ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large Tuesday that warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [An Arctic ‘Great Game’ as NATO allies and Russia face off in far north →]( [Alaska’s Fireweed bike race returns after hiatus, with One-Wheel Wonders along for the ride →]( [Trump says he was notified he’s a target of criminal probe into efforts to overturn 2020 election →]( [Book review: ‘Hardship Alaska’ is a unique and valuable coming-of-age story →]( [Canadian oil worker says he saved a moose calf from a bear, and it got him fired →]( [Rage applying: An act of revenge against a problem employer →]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States