On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, award winning environmental journalist Adam Federman will discuss climate change induced permafrost thaw and how it is affecting life in Alaska and reshaping its built environment.
Alaska is warming significantly faster than anywhere else in the United States. Since 1950, Alaska's average temperature has increased by more than 3º Fahrenheit, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. What is being done to mitigate the impacts of climate change in Alaska?
Guest:
Adam Federman, reporting fellow with the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute
Web Resources:
Type Investigation: The Big Thaw: Alaska becomes the nation's first frontier of climate disruption
Sierra Magazine: Abrupt Permafrost Thaw Has Scientists Worried
Phys.org: Thawing permafrost could expose Arctic populations to cancer-causing radon
UN: If you’re not thinking about the climate impacts of thawing permafrost, (here’s why) you should be
