As coastal erosion pulls rural Alaska communities into the sea, new research seeks solutions
For years, coastal Alaska communities, a majority of them Alaska Native villages, have contended with erosion, eating away at the
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Landslides on island in Arctic Canada up 6,000% since 1984, study finds
Landslides caused by thawing permafrost on a Canadian Arctic island have increased by over 60 times since 1984, according to
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Ice-Blog: Record permafrost erosion in Alaska bodes ill for Arctic infrastructure
Sitting in my office on the banks of the river Rhine, I am trying to imagine what would happen if
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USGS releases 5-year Arctic strategy
Better Alaska mapping, more understanding of mineral resources, more study of the effects of thawing permafrost and more help to
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Blog: The geometries of Arctic all-weather road construction
2015 marks the third season of construction along the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk all-weather road. That means it’s possible to watch construction of
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