Permafrost

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1950s Secret Mission in Alaska to study the Spanish flu by Maurice Hilleman for the Walter Reed Army Institute
1951 The pathologist (Hultin) tried to isolate the 1918 influenza virus from victims who had been buried in the Alaskan permafrost of a town called Brevig Mission. During the pandemic, 72 of the town's 80 residents perished from the flu. In his search, he
2016 Specifically, the department anticipates "increased need for air, sea and land capabilities and capacity in the Arctic region," and "damage from thawing permafrost and sea ice in Alaska and the Arctic region," Mr. Osial wrote.