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Scientists issue urgent warning as US city faces catastrophe underneath residents' feet: 'It's all coming together to create a problem'

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Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks recently pinpointed thawing permafrost as the primary cause of changing, unstable terrain in the coastal Point Lay region. What's happening? Compiling data gathered from 62 boreholes over a two-year period — from temperature measurements to soil metrics — the researchers came to the conclusion that a whopping 60% of Point Lay's residential community may be at risk of ground surface collapse, a…Point Lay · Point Lay Read Article

Research highlights rapid permafrost thaw at Point Lay

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A team of scientists working with local residents has detailed the rapidly accelerating “catastrophic” permafrost thawing and infrastructure damage at the northern Alaska coastal community of Point Lay. The rapid ground subsidence, caused by human actions and a changing climate, has extensively damaged local infrastructure and caused other public health and safety hazards, according to […] The post Research highlights rapid permafrost thaw at …Infrastructure · Point Lay See the Story