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Fall storms now regularly batter Alaska’s Arctic coastal villages — but don’t always qualify for disaster funds

20 Oct 2017

Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States

Disaster funds are reserved for single events, and storms that collectively cause much damage aren't often individually large enough to count as disasters.

Arctic Now / Yereth Rosen / Arctic Now

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