Alaska
Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town
Erosion and melting permafrost have just about destroyed the Alaska village of Newtok.
MERTARVIK, Alaska – Growing up along the banks of the Ninglick River in western Alaska, Ashley Tom would look out of her window after strong storms from the Bering Sea hit her village and notice something unsettling: the riverbank was creeping ever c... [8362 chars]