There has been a lack of snow in the Golovin area ever since the January 2014 warm spell.
Fuel headers leading to bulk fuel farm out of service due to coastal erosion.
Early fall weather conditions brought on an extreme storm surge in a Norton Sound community.
Sinkhole appears along road
Coastal erosion potential threat to community sewage lagoon.
9-24-13 Bluff erosion - St. Michael, Alaska
Thawing permafrost and river bank collapsed on the Cheenik Creek.
Residents were amazed to see lightning actually arching down to the ground.
6-3-13 Erosion disrupts swallows - Evansville, Alaska, USA
Severe storms wreak havoc to a Bering Sea community; the following weather conditions contributed to flooding, disrupting transportation routes, electrical transformers and seepage into local water wells.
Increasing number of seismic events.
On a rising tide, a line of bubbles from the mud under the water of Ugashik Bay can be observed rising forcefully to the surface.
Yukon Flats community dealing with river erosion and landscape changes that are threatening the loss of traditional harvesting areas.
Permafrost thaw is causing trail in Golovin to erode.
Permafrost thawing causing bridge damage.
9-21-12 Extreme rain and flooding - Wasilla, Alaska, USA
Melting permafrost causing tundra to slip below sea level in northern Alaska.
Erosion on the banks of the Koyukuk River is increasing in the community of Evansville and Bettles.
We performed a survey of community water lines to see how permafrost thaw and sinking foundations may be impacting homes, water and waste water systems. During the June visit we saw where foundation sinking was putting stress on pipe runs and junctions. Now in the winter we see evidence of freeze up in some of the homes where the junction boxes have been compromised, gaps in the insulation seal, and resulting freeze up and overflow of water.
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