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Image: Alaska Permafrost
Alaska Permafrost
Alaska Permafrost
Alaska Permafrost

General view of a 35-meter-high riverbank exposure of the ice-rich syngenetic permafrost (yedoma) containing large ice wedges along the Itkillik River in northern Alaska. Copyright-free photo courtesy of Mikhail Kanevskiy; University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Northern Engineering.

General view of a 35-meter-high riverbank exposure of the ice-rich syngenetic permafrost (yedoma) containing large ice wedges along the Itkillik River in northern Alaska. Copyright-free photo courtesy of Mikhail Kanevskiy; University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Northern Engineering.

A streamgage with the Alyeska pipeline in the background
USGS Station streamgage 15905100 at the Atigun River, Alaska
USGS Station streamgage 15905100 at the Atigun River, Alaska
USGS Station streamgage 15905100 at the Atigun River, Alaska

Streamgage number 15905100 at the Atigun River, Alaska.  The Alyeska oil pipeline is in the background.

Streamgage number 15905100 at the Atigun River, Alaska.  The Alyeska oil pipeline is in the background.

Li Erikson is posing for a picture in Alaska. Li has blond hair and is wearing a beanie, sunglasses, and a coat.
Li Erikson in Alaska
Li Erikson in Alaska
Li Erikson in Alaska

USGS scientist Li Erikson poses for a picture in Alaska. Learn more about Li's research about climate impacts to Arctic coasts: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/science/climate-impacts-arctic-coasts.

USGS scientist Li Erikson poses for a picture in Alaska. Learn more about Li's research about climate impacts to Arctic coasts: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/science/climate-impacts-arctic-coasts.

Caribou grazing near the Dalton Highway in the northern part of Alaska.
Caribou grazing near Dalton Highway, Alaska
Caribou grazing near Dalton Highway, Alaska
Caribou grazing near Dalton Highway, Alaska

Caribou grazing along the Dalton Highway, Alaska. More information can be found on the fact sheet:

Caribou grazing along the Dalton Highway, Alaska. More information can be found on the fact sheet:

A polar bear walks across rubble ice in the Alaska portion of the southern Beaufort Sea
Polar bear on ice in the southern Beaufort Sea, April 8, 2011
Polar bear on ice in the southern Beaufort Sea, April 8, 2011
Polar bear on ice in the southern Beaufort Sea, April 8, 2011

A polar bear walks across rubble ice in the Alaska portion of the southern Beaufort Sea, April 8, 2011

A polar bear walks across rubble ice in the Alaska portion of the southern Beaufort Sea, April 8, 2011

George Durner and Jennifer Wiley working on an anesthetized polar bear
George Durner and Jennifer Wiley working on an anesthetized polar bear
George Durner and Jennifer Wiley working on an anesthetized polar bear
George Durner and Jennifer Wiley working on an anesthetized polar bear

George Durner and Jennifer Wiley working on an anesthetized polar bear

Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska

Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.

Sagavanirktok River, AK.

Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.

Sagavanirktok River, AK.

Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska

Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.

Sagavanirktok River, AK.

Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.

Sagavanirktok River, AK.

Caribou in the Winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou from the Central Arctic Herd in the winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou from the Central Arctic Herd in the winter in Northern Alaska
Caribou from the Central Arctic Herd in the winter in Northern Alaska

Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.

Sagavanirktok River, AK.

Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.

Sagavanirktok River, AK.

Large bird on a line
Northern Pygmy-Owl at night in Juneau, Alaska
Northern Pygmy-Owl at night in Juneau, Alaska
Northern Pygmy-Owl at night in Juneau, Alaska

Northern Pygmy-Owl at night in Juneau, Alaska.

An aerial view of a Cook Inlet bridge
An aerial view of a Cook Inlet bridge
An aerial view of a Cook Inlet bridge
An aerial view of a Cook Inlet bridge

Aerial view of a bridge over the Cook Inlet.

Aerial view of a bridge over the Cook Inlet.

Aerial view of the Matanuska River Delta
Aerial view of the Matanuska River Delta
Aerial view of the Matanuska River Delta
Aerial view of the Matanuska River Delta

Aerial view of the Matanuska River Delta.

Aerial of a Cook Inlet stream
Aerial of a Cook Inlet stream
Aerial of a Cook Inlet stream
Aerial of a Cook Inlet stream

Cook Inlet aerial stream

Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska
Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska
Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska
Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska

Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska.

Large bird on the ground
Short-eared Owl in the Juneau, Alaska
Short-eared Owl in the Juneau, Alaska
Short-eared Owl in the Juneau, Alaska

Short-eared Owl in the Juneau, Alaska.

USGS Grace Hall office on the Alaska Pacific University campus
USGS Alaska Science Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory office
USGS Alaska Science Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory office
USGS Alaska Science Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory office

USGS Alaska Science Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory Grace Hall office

Montana River sonar on a bridge
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Montana River sonar on a bridge

Montana River sonar on a bridge

Sheridan River bridge
Sheridan River bridge
Sheridan River bridge
Sheridan River bridge

Sheridan River bridge

Tanana River pier at Nenana
Tanana River pier at Nenana
Tanana River pier at Nenana
Tanana River pier at Nenana

Tanana River pier at Nenana

Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana

Tanana River bridge at Nenana

Large bird in a tree
Northern Hawk Owl in a tree in Juneau, Alaska
Northern Hawk Owl in a tree in Juneau, Alaska
Northern Hawk Owl in a tree in Juneau, Alaska

Northern Hawk Owl in a tree in Juneau, Alaska.

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