Thawing Permafrost has Damaged the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Poses an Ongoing Threat

Thawing Permafrost has Damaged the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Poses an Ongoing Threat 

by David Hasemyer, Inside Climate News (Jul 11, 2021) – “This is a wake-up call,’ said Carl Weimer, a special projects advisor for Pipeline Safety Trust, a nonprofit watchdog organization based in Bellingham, Washington. ‘The implications of this speak to the pipeline’s integrity and the effect climate change is having on pipeline safety in general.’”