The Relocation of Newtok Residents

Yesterday the Guardian published its first installment of a report on Newtok, Alaska, where an entire village is in the long process of relocating as their home becomes uninhabitable due to the affects of climate change. A report by the US Army Corps of Engineers predicted the highest point in the village will be underwater by 2017.

According to the article, more than 180 native communities in Alaska are experiencing serious flooding and erosion. As we strive to react responsibly and sensitively to those uprooted by incidents like Katrina and more recently Sandy, it is time to begin planning on how we may also accommodate entire groups of people as their land disappears. Follow the Guardian’s story here.

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