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Summer storm and coastal erosion in Alaska.

Photos by Anne Jensen

Eroding bluff in Utqiagvik. 7/21/2020

All that's left of an ice cellar in Utqiagvik (note the ladder) due to ongoing permafrost warming and coastal erosion. 8/23/2019.

Remains of sod house eroding out underneath current modern house. 10/8/2018.

Closer view of destroyed ice cellar in Point Hope. 9/23/2019

Slump blocks formed by niche collapse after melting of buried ground ice. Beach south of Utqiagvik. 9/1/2003.

All that's left of an ice cellar in Point Hope. The tarps in the top layer were added in an attempt to keep temperatures in the cellar low enough. It was destroyed by coastal erosion. 9/23/2019.

Large buried ice wedge between Utqiagvik and Walakapa, exposed by erosion. 9/1/2003.

Another storm in Ukkuqsi. 9/3/2003.

Supersacks for coastal erosion mitigation, Utqiaġvik, Alaska, August 28, 2019.

Photos by Louise Farquharson

Supersack in Barrow (Aug 28 2019) (by Louise Farquharson) 2

Supersack in Barrow (Aug 28 2019) (by Louise Farquharson) 1

Supersack in Barrow (Aug 28 2019) (by Louise Farquharson) 4

Supersack in Barrow (Aug 28 2019) (by Louise Farquharson) 3

Community visits to Utqiaġvik and Wainwright, Alaska, Feb 2020.

Photos by Ming Xiao-selected

Take airplane from Utqiagvik to Wainwright, 2/13/2020

Utqiagvik, 2/14/2020

Dr. Ming Xiao in Waigwright. 2/13/2020.

Chukchi Sea coast, Wainwright. 2/13/2020.

Thermosiphon in Utqiagvik. 2/12/2020.

Chukchi Sea coast, Utqiagvik. 2/12/2020.