Climate crisis: Alaska is melting and it’s likely to accelerate global heating
by Oliver Milman from Environment | The Guardian on (#4H5H7)
The state has just had its warmest spring on record, causing permafrost to thaw and dramatically reshaping some areas
A city in western Alaska has lost a huge stretch of riverbank to erosion that may turn it into an island, amid renewed warnings from scientists over the havoc triggered by the accelerating melting of the state's ice and permafrost.
Residents of the small city of Akiak were alarmed to find the Kuskokwim River suddenly much closer to housing after about 75-100ft of riverbank disappeared over the course of just a few hours.
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