Alaska permafrost melting
Personal memory by Mary K
2005 CE • Fairbanks, Alaska
The land all over interior Alaska is sinking as the permafrost melts. This causes road damage and also the sinking of the foundations of buildings — all damaged.
Memory submitted at One Life: Maya Lin, National Portrait Gallery, 2022
Image: U.S. Geological Survey via Flickr, Public domain
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