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Climate change accelerates shoreline erosion in Canadian Arctic, study finds.

Shoreline changes at the regional scale in Tuktoyaktuk and the Mackenzie Delta, calculated using Landsat satellite imagery from 1985 to 2013
Rachid Ramoul

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Shorelines in Tuktoyaktuk and the Mackenzie Delta have been changing from 1985 to 2013 due to climate change, natural processes, and human activities. By analyzing satellite images, researchers found that erosion is the main cause of shoreline changes in this region.