Flooding that closed Alaska's Dalton Highway also caused widespread ground sinking

ScienceDaily
Oct 11, 2023, 8:24 pm121 ptsTrending
The massive 2015 flooding of the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska had immediate impacts, including closure of the Dalton Highway for several days, but it also contributed to longer-term ground subsidence in the permafrost-rich region.

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