1. Engulfed by Climate Change, Town Seeks Lifeline.
- Author
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Yardley, William
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CLIMATE change , *NATURAL disasters , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *ENVIRONMENTAL degradation , *FROZEN ground , *PERMAFROST , *OCEAN temperature , *CITIES & towns & the environment - Abstract
This article discusses the changes that climate change has brought to Newtok, Alaska. The permafrost that many Alaskan villages are built upon is slowly softening as the air and ocean temperatures gradually rise. Erosion has increased because the ice that protected the area from storms is forming later each year. Studies predict that Newtok could be washed away in the next decade. The situation in Newtok emphasizes the importance of addressing the climatic changes and developing plans to address the problems they are causing.
- Published
- 2007