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Alaskan native community will vote to stay or relocate due to climate change

Source
Inhabitat

Publication Date
2016-08-16

The Native village of Shishmaref in western Alaska will face a vote on Tuesday, deciding whether they wish to stay where they have lived for generations or to relocate in an effort to escape the effects of climate change. The barrier island village is finding it harder and harder to hunt for food and to keep rising ocean waters from threatening their homes.

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http://inhabitat.com/alaskan-native-community-will-vote-to-stay-or-relocate-due-to-climate-change/