Climate Migration: Alaska village resists despite threats – North Island Gazette
The Arctic had been warming twice as fast as the globe as a whole, 3 times in some seasons
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The Arctic had been warming twice as fast as the globe as a whole, 3 times in some seasons
Traditional lifestyle is vulnerable to climate change effects
Climate change is partially to blame for the rising seas, flooding, erosion and loss of protective ice and land that are threatening this Inupiat village of about 600 people just a few miles from the Arctic Circle. But residents have voted to stay, twice.
The Arctic had been warming twice as fast as the globe as a whole, 3 times in some seasons
Search online for the little town of Shishmaref and you'll see homes perilously close to the ocean, and headlines that warn this Native community in western Alaska is on the verge of disappearing.