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No end in sight for Alaskan coastal erosion

Thanks to a “triple whammy” of declining sea ice, warming seawater and increased wave activity, the northern coastline of Alaska between Point Barrow and Prudhoe Bay is retreating at 30 to 45 feet a year – and University of Colorado researchers say there’s no end in sight to the fast-paced erosion. The research team, led […]

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