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As permafrost thaws, village cemeteries sink into swamp
Description: Climate change is thawing the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta's permafrost, and it's doing more than cracking foundations, sinking roads and accelerating erosion. Numerous village communities have stopped burying their dead because, as the permafrost melts, their cemeteries are sinking. Digging graves in the soggy ground was just makes the situation worse. [Source: Alaska Public Media]
URL: https://www.alaskapublic.org/2017/10/02/as-permafrost-thaws-village-cemeteries-sink-into-swamp/
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Source: Alaska Public Media
Publish Date: 10/2/2017
Reading Level: Basic
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