Newtok, a community in Alaska, has shut down power and water services as part of a relocation effort due to permafrost deterioration and coastal erosion dangers.
Newtok faces imminent shutdown due to severe infrastructure risks and erosion, with remaining residents relocating to temporary homes in Mertarvik.
Moving Newtok residents to the new village of Mertarvik has been planned for decades. This month, several families moved into new homes.
Newtok's school faces demolition due to severe riverbank erosion, as the community grapples with climate-induced relocation challenges.
A recent Interior Department grant aims to help residents in Newtok move to higher ground, but it’s just a sliver of what’s needed.
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