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Coastal Tribes Facing Numerous Existential Threats From Climate Change

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Preserving Culture, But Moving From Home as the Permafrost Melts

The village of Newtok, Alaska is subsiding into a nearby river as the permafrost beneath it melts. Villagers want to preserve their heritage, but face moving from their homeland.

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