Northern Alaska Coastal Erosion Threatens Habitat and Infrastructure

By Ann Gibbs/Paul Lausten | USGS on Jul 1, 2015   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In a new study published today, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey found that the remote northern Alaska coast has some of the highest shoreline erosion rates in the world. Analyzing over half a century of shoreline change data, scientists found the pattern is extremely variable with most of the coast retreating […]