Permafrost thawed by climate change threatens remote villages in Alaska

grass hangs over the eroding headwall of a retrogressive thaw slump. uneven ground is below, with clumps of grass and mud

photo by Jennifer Watts

Permafrost thawed by climate change threatens remote villages in Alaska

grass hangs over the eroding headwall of a retrogressive thaw slump. uneven ground is below, with clumps of grass and mud

In the Arctic tundra of Alaska, climate change is forcing an Alaska Native village to relocate. Rising temperatures are melting the underground permafrost. The melted ice then mixes with the soil, creating unstable land the Yupʼik people call Alaskan quicksand. Amalia Huot-Marchand and a team from the Medill School of Journalism report.

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