Melting permafrost and severe erosion have plagued the community for decades. The most recent storm brought waves so fierce, the water claimed roughly half of the 80 or so remaining feet of land that stands between the back end of the school and the edge of the Ningliq river.
The storm could have threatened the town’s winter subsistence stock if not for the work of local power plant operators.
A storm system during the last week of November brought high winds and seas to Newtok and other western Alaska communities.
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