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The Arctic has been seeing temperatures rise roughly,
. . . twice as fast as the global average.

Alaskan glaciers have lost ice at a rate of roughly,
. . . . . . 42 cubic kilometers per year,
. . . . . . it's sea ice has continued to decline,
. . . . . . it’s shorelines may be eroding at an accelerating rate,
. . . . . . its permafrost is melting, and
. . . . . . it’s suffering from forest fires at a rate greater than that of the past 10,000 years.

Researchers damage estimate is:
. . . . . . 45% will come from flooding due to the increase in precipitation,
. . . . . . 38% due to the thawing of permafrost.
The hardest-hit, sustaining
. . . $2 to $3 Billion for Roads,
. . . $1 to $2 Billion for Buildings,

1-8-2017 Source:  Putting a dollar sign on Alaska's damage