Environmental

For Alaska Native Communities, the Devastating Effects of Climate Change Are Already Here

Abandoned house in Shishmaref

An abandoned house at the west end of Shishmaref, Alaska, sits on the beach after sliding off during a fall 2005 storm, December 2006. Source: AP/Diana Haecker

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2015.  Alaska Native communities are already feeling the effects of climate change in a way that puts their very existence at risk. According to a column released today by the Center for American Progress, sea level rise, flooding, and coastal erosion from more frequent…

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