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Thawing permafrost in Alaska presents threats

NOAA says September's Arctic sea ice coverage was about 25 percent less than it was between 1981 and 2010. As America's only Arctic state, Alaska today faces unique challenges. One of those is the loss of permafrost, frozen earth that serves as the foundation for huge portions of the state. Jeff Glor reports.
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