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Along Utqiaġvik’s eroding coast, hope that a seawall can help keep the community safe


Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States

In Utqiaġvik, where the coast is eroding at some of the fastest rates in the nation, storms, flooding and thawing permafrost damage houses, roads and cultural sites. Ice forms later each year and storms are becoming longer and more severe.

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