Erosion Rates Double Along Portion Of Alaska's Coast
Saturday, February 28, 2009 - 20:21
in Earth & Climate
Skyrocketing coastal erosion occurred in Alaska between 2002 and 2007 along a 40-mile stretch of the Beaufort Sea, a new study finds. The surge of erosion in recent years, averaging more than double historical rates, is threatening coastal towns and destroying Alaskan cultural relics.