A stunning visualization of Alaska’s Yukon Delta shows a land in transition as more northern parts of the Arctic are becoming greener.
About
The Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta is a river delta located where the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers empty into the Bering Sea on the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska.
At approximately 129,500 square kilometers it is one of the largest deltas in the world.
The delta, which consists mostly of tundra, is protected as part of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
The delta has approximately 25,000 residents. 85% of these are Alaska Natives: Yupik and Athabaskan people.
