Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Global Warming Forces Alaska Town to Relocate

The 340 residents of Newtok, Alaska, will soon be among the first “climate refugees” in the United States. Global warming has battered the tiny coastal town: As average yearly temperatures rise, coastal ice shelves melt, as does the permafrost on which the town sits.

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