River erosion in Noatak is posing a threat to wells and transmission lines along the bank as the river ebbs closer.
The rate of coastal erosion seems to be speeding up near Cape Blossom.
High water in the Noatak River causes erosion near the old dump site.
Staircases are separating from building and utility poles leaning.
The ground under the new road is developing a sink hole and affecting the foundation of the adjacent house.
Ground settling is causing a wide range of impacts in Noatak, including to the water treatment plant. But are there benchmarks to monitor the changes in the water plant?
Noatak site experiencing thawing and subsidence.
Willows budding about a month early 30 miles above the Arctic Circle.
Coastal erosion occurring near Cape Blossom, outside of Kotzebue, Alaska.
Coastal erosion near Cape Blossom
The issue of erosion is not new to Noatak cemetery. The old cemetery was located near the Noatak's airstrip, but in 1993, the spring breakup caused 30 feet of erosion adjacent to the cemetery. Flooding during the fall of 1994 further threatened the site, so residents relocated 200 graves to the north side of town.
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