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- 1Ancient ice patch near Beartooth Highway melts out again●Only 12 more days Beartooth Hwy is open. 3100m ice patch survey around Line Crk. trail area shows it essentially has mel
A survey at roughly 3,100 metres near the Line Creek trail area off the Beartooth Highway has found that an ice patch has essentially melted out again this year. The patch melted for what the surveyor describes as the first time in thousands of years last year, and the difference from 2023 is described as striking. With the highway closing in about 12 days, the find is being shared as a stark sign of accelerating alpine ice loss.
- 2Ocean Washes Out Highway 12, Cutting Off Outer Banks▼OUTER BANKS CUT OFF – Ocean Destroys Highway 12, Emergency Ferry Launched (Latest Updates)
Highway 12, the main road linking North Carolina's Outer Banks barrier islands, has been destroyed by ocean overwash, leaving communities cut off by land. An emergency ferry service has been launched to restore access and move residents and supplies while repairs are assessed. Viewers are following the updates closely as conditions on the vulnerable route develop.
- 3Dare County issues updates on N.C. 12 access and ferries▼Dare County shares Thursday updates on N.C. 12 access, travel conditions and ferry service
Dare County, North Carolina released Thursday updates on access to N.C. 12, current travel conditions and ferry service along the Outer Banks. The announcement gives residents and visitors the latest information on road availability and ferry operations, which can change quickly due to weather, overwash or construction affecting the vulnerable stretch of highway that links the barrier islands.