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Photos: North Slope erosion

The shoreline along Alaska's northern coast has eroded at some of the fastest rates in the nation, putting local communities, oil fields and coastal habitat at risk, says a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey.

The 1,000-mile coastline from the Canadian border in the east to Icy Cape in the west has lost ground at an average rate of 1.4 meters (4.6 feet) per year since the mid-20th century, said the report, which uses data dating back to the 1940s.

Read more: North Slope coastal erosion rates are among worst in nation, USGS reports

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