USGS confirms high Arctic coast erosionOn average Beaufort, Chukchi coastlines receding, with the highest rates of change on the shores of the Beaufort Sea ALAN BAILEY Petroleum News
Arctic Alaska is shrinking, according to a new report published by the U.S. Geological Survey. The report documents coastal erosion along much of the coastlines of the Alaska Beaufort and Chukchi seas, with erosion rates as high as 18.6 meters per year in some small sections of the Beaufort Sea coas....
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