23 March 2018 /

ThinkProgress / Kayla Mandel

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In Alaska, a town threatened by climate change gets federal funding to relocate

Newtok, Alaska, United States

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As global temperatures rise Newtok is being threatened by melting permafrost, greater ice and snow melt, larger storms, and coastal erosion.

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