A massive flood has wreaked havoc on the Dalton Highway, Alaska’s critical lifeline to the Prudhoe Bay oil fields, leaving a gaping 80-foot-wide hole in the road. The disaster struck on Saturday ...

Frozen Debris Lobe A is still moving: As of today, a UAF monitoring site estimates it’s less than a meter away from the old highway site, and 109.7 meters from new, rerouted Dalton Highway.

Flooding that closed Alaska's Dalton Highway also caused widespread ground sinking Date: October 11, 2023 Source: University of Alaska Fairbanks Summary: The massive 2015 flooding of the ...

Floodwaters at mile 413 of the 414-mile Dalton Highway are seen cutting through permafrost terrain on May 20, 2015. (From Alaska DOTPF) “It was pretty patchy and localized.