Residents of a remote Alaskan village will find out Wednesday if they are to become the first American community to become climate refugees. Rapidly rising sea levels are forcing the 650-person village of Shishmaref, which lies just north of the Bering Strait, to consider relocating. Residents voted Tuesday and the city clerk said that results
Alaskan Villagers May Become First ‘Climate Change Refugees’ As Town Swallowed By Rising Sea
“Once you see how vulnerable my community is to sea-level rise and erosion,” wrote a Shishmaref youth, “you won’t be able to deny that Arctic communities are already feeling the impacts of climate change.”