Melting permafrost, the rising sea, and storm surges have rendered Newtok—along with dozens of other Alaska Native communities in northern and western Alaska—unlivable. Most residents have been forced to relocate.

#Alaska #Newtok #ClimateChange #Relocation #Permafrost #Sinking #AlaskaNative #ClimateResponse #FEMA #Law #Legal #Funding #Community

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/could-the-alaska-government-be-on-the-hook-for-climate-refugees/

@drvolts Already happened in #Newtok #Alaska. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

"How far can $25 million go to relocate a community that’s disappearing into Alaska’s melting permafrost?" — High Country News

(I expect the #Louisiana #Bayou southern swamp areas will be another as most are below sea level.)

https://www.hcn.org/articles/north-climate-change-how-far-can-25-million-go-to-relocate-a-community-thats-disappearing-into-alaskas-melting-permafrost

#Alaska Native community relocates as climate crisis ravages homes

The town of #Newtok is one of the first communities in the #US to collectively move because of the #ClimateCrisis.
George’s home, like many in the Newtok community, faces #flooding as frequent #storms further erode the land. An October storm recently surrounded George’s house with water. Now when she walks, the house shakes.

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2022/12/15/alaska-native-community-relocates-as-climate-crisis-ravages-homes

#IndigenousRights

Grants awarded to tribal governments in Alaska and the Lower 48 are only a start in what is expected to be a long process of funding relocation of Indigenous communities that are threatened by climate change.
https://www.arctictoday.com/alaska-villages-chosen-for-federal-relocation-grants-were-singled-out-for-climate-change-threats-and-progress/
#Newtok #Napakiak #Alaska #Arctic #ClimateChange