This Alaska ghost town is sinking into melting permafrost, forcing a $200 million rescue decision
Alaska’s most famous abandoned mining town is crumbling faster than experts expected, creating an unprecedented challenge that’s forcing preservationists to completely rethink how we save America’s industrial heritage. Kennecott Copper Mine, frozen in time since 1938, is now racing against permafrost thaw, ground subsidence, and extreme weather events that threaten to erase this $200 million … Lire plus