Roll Call Alaska 2015
I know its early but we have been planning for the past 3 months. I know its another 15 months at least till we leave but we are just going crazy... So here is our very rough plan overview. Leave mid...
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PA12DRVR wrote:
Some sort of climatology study interfaced with a geology report about that area would be very interesting.
Ask and you shall receive! Some results from the three study they've been conducting south of Beaver Creek were released on June 8, 2015
yukoncollege.yk.ca/research/permafrost_analysis_completed_for_north_alaska_highway
Excerpts:
They have found that over eighty percent of the permafrost that lies beneath the highway between Burwash Landing and Beaver Creek is moderately or highly vulnerable to thaw in a changing climate.
The research has identified long stretches of warm, ice rich, and thick permafrost. As the climate changes, some of this permafrost will thaw, leading to settlement of the highway. These stretches of the highway will become more and more challenging to maintain.
