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Alaska’s Dalton Highway Is Threatened by Climate Change and Facing a Highly Uncertain Future

Floodwaters, thawing permafrost and moving underground debris fields have left one climate expert wondering whether maintenance crews can ever catch up.

By David Hasemyer

Dalton Highway and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline are seen in Alaska. Credit: DeAgostini/Getty Images
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline crosses the Yukon River July 21, 2002 near Dalton Highway in Fairbanks, Alaska. Credit: Barry Williams/Getty Images

Unleashed by Warming, Underground Debris Fields Threaten to ‘Crush’ Alaska’s Dalton Highway and the Alaska Pipeline

By David Hasemyer

A part of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is seen on Sept. 17, 2019 in Fairbanks, Alaska. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Concerns Linger Over a Secretive Texas Company That Owns the Largest Share of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline

By David Hasemyer

The Trans Alaska Pipeline System stands near Copperville, Alaska, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Raging Flood Waters Driven by Climate Change Threaten the Trans-Alaska Pipeline

By David Hasemyer

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