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⏰ Alarm bells are ringing along the Alaskan coast. Can you hear them? A new #WHOI-led study on the overlapping impacts of sea level rise, permafrost thaw subsidence, and erosion chipping away at Alaska’s North Slope might serve as a wake-up call! The study shows that by 2100, the combined effects will likely push the shoreline inland to a location not seen since the last interglacial period, over 100,000 years ago. 📲Learn more about this National Science Foundation (NSF) -funded work from The C