US EditionAlaska Native villages have few options and little US help as climate change devours their land
Storms since 2022 have damaged about 700 homes in Alaska Native villages, while federal funding and coordination for relocation remain inadequate, reports say.
- Indigenous villages in Alaska are increasingly vulnerable to flooding, erosion, and thawing permafrost caused by climate change.
- Two October storms, including the remnants of Typhoon Halong, caused significant damage to dozens of communities, displacing residents.
- Relocating these villages is a lengthy process with little funding and coordination from the federal government.
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Alaska Native villages have few options and little US help as climate change devours their land
Storms that battered Alaska’s western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change — and revived questions about their sustainability in a region being reshaped by frequent flooding, thawing permafrost and landscape-devouring erosion. The onset of winter has slowed emergency repair and cleanup work after two October storms, including the remnants of Typhoon Halong,…
Alaska Native villages have few options and little US help as climate change devours their land
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Storms that battered Alaska’s western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change — and revived questions about their sustainability in a region being reshaped by frequent flooding, thawing permafrost and landscape-devouring erosion. The onset of winter has slowed emergency repair and cleanup work after two October storms, including the remna…
Alaska Native villages have few options and little US help as climate change devours their land
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Storms that battered Alaska’s western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change — and revived questions about their sustainability in a region being reshaped by frequent flooding, thawing permafrost and landscape-devouring erosion. The onset of winter has slowed emergency repair and […]
Alaska Native villages have few options and little US help as climate change devours their land
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Storms that battered Alaska's western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change — and revived questions about their sustainability in a region being reshaped by frequent…
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