Climate change impact in Alaska

Higher temperatures, melting permafrost, a reduction in polar ice and increased flooding... Climate change is expected to raise the repair and replacement cost of thousands of infrastructure projects as much as $6.1 billion for a total of nearly $40 billion from now to 2030, the study says: Study Sees Climate Change Impact on Alaska.

Temperatures have risen by 2-5 degrees in different parts of the state, and the changes have already been linked to coastal erosion in Alaskan villages and wildfires.