Media Mention: ‘In northernmost Alaska, a battle is on to limit the damages of permafrost thaw’
January 4, 2023
Where: Alaska Beacon, “In northernmost Alaska, a battle is on to limit the damages of permafrost thaw”
Who: Ming Xiao, Penn State professor of civil and environmental engineering
What: A project led by Ming Xiao, Penn State professor of civil and environmental engineering, was highlighted in an article by the Alaska Beacon, an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on state news coverage. The project uses a buried fiber-optic cable to monitor the behavior of the region’s frozen soil as it softens. Researchers intend to use the data to predict future soil conditions that, in turn, inform decisions about where it is safe to build infrastructure.
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