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Permafrost slump near Alaska Highway in Yukon eats up 13 more metres of land

27 Sep 2023

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

The slump is so close to the Alaska Highway, the Yukon government is moving the road, creating a new section that will help protect the only year-round road linking parts of the Yukon, and the U.S. state of Alaska, to the rest of the continent.

CBC / Cheryl Kawaja

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