An Alaska Storm Scattered Artifacts. Archaeologists Are Racing to Save What's Left The relentless march of climate change has brought new challenges to the world's cultural heritage sites.
In Alaska, where unforgiving weather is a constant companion, archaeologists are racing against time to salvage what remains of their dig site before the next storm hits.
The situation at this particular site is not unique. Rising sea levels and extreme weather events have been eroding archaeological sites worldwide for decades, often leaving behind only fragments of what once was.