Alaska Seeks Federal Money to Move a Village Threatened by Climate Change

Alaska Seeks Federal Money to Move a Village Threatened by Climate Change

ANCHORAGE — One of the most eroded Native Alaskan villages on the state’s coast is being considered as a possible national model for moving entire communities whose futures are threatened by natural disasters escalated by climate change. The state is …

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The state is hoping to kick-start an exodus from the village of Newtok, about 500 miles west of Anchorage.