13 January 2022 / Arctic Sounder / Alena Naiden
Event

Short on diesel fuel, North Slope sewage pipes break

Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States

The sewage pipes are protected from low temperatures with a heating system that runs on diesel. Throughout December and into January, several communities in the North Slope and Northwest Arctic have been scrambling for diesel, as well as gas and heating oil, essential to thaw pipes, heat homes and run snowmachines.


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