Tuesday - March 24, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska

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Costs of Permafrost Thaw Damage to Infrastructure in Alaska Could Double by 2050
FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, April 3 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update: * * * Costs of permafrost thaw damage to infrastructure in Alaska could double by 2050 Recent research deploys AI methods to improve mapping of Arctic infrastructure at risk from permafrost thaw In the Arctic, permafrost plays a crucial role in building infrastructure. However, as the region warms and permafrost thaws, infrastructure is threaten  more