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Climate Change
12:07 pm
Wed December 5, 2012

Landslides And Climate Change: Lessons From Alaska For Seattle

Credit Ground Truth Trekking
Near the edge of Alaska's Malaspina Glacier, erosion is so rapid that even the bear trails can't keep up and forests wash into the sea.

Landslide season has begun. That's when we hear stories about houses sliding down Seattle's famously steep slopes. But according to geologist "Hig" Higman, landslide season is about to get even hairier.

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