4.2 AN INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS OF EXTREME EVENTS ON THE COASTAL ZONE IN A SMALL ALASKAN COMMUNITY PROLOGUE
Barrow, Alaska with little warning. The storm was “unique in its violence and consequences ” (Schafer 1966). The cyclone that produced the strong winds, erosion, and flooding in Barrow originated along the Arctic front over Siberia around 145.6o E late on 1 Oct 1963. Over the next 24 hours it traver...
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