Scientists warn that a changing climate, with warmer and rainier winters, is likely to increase the frequency of landslides in Southeast Alaska. The warning comes in the wake of a slope failure at Beach Road in Haines, Alaska, which left two residents missing. The region is prime landslide territory, and there is a lack of data and resources available to help municipalities incorporate slope stability assessments in community planning. While landslides are a fairly common occurrence in Southeast, the Beach Road failure came as a surprise for many locals. The need for slope stability assessments is increasing in Southeast Alaska as weather patterns like the one that led to the Beach Road slide are happening more and more.