Contact: Cameron Wake, UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, (603) 862-2329; Karl Kreutz, University of Maine Climate Change Institute, (207) 581-3011; Tom Weber (207) 581-3777DURHAM, N.H. — The State of Alaska has the dubious distinction of leading the lower 48 in the effects of a warming climate. Small villages are slipping read more Scientists Head to Warming Alaska on Ice Core Expedition