Saturday, July 03, 2004
ENN News Story - Alaska Natives say warming trend imperils villages: "ANCHORAGE, Alaska � A warming climate is bringing expensive and potentially dangerous erosion and floods to Native Alaskan villages, representatives of those communities told federal officials this week.
Storms tear off chunks of beach once shielded by permafrost or Arctic pack ice. Buildings are in danger of toppling into the sea, and many have already been moved at great expense. Airstrips are swamped and ice cellars that once stored food in the permafrost are filling with water, residents say."
Storms tear off chunks of beach once shielded by permafrost or Arctic pack ice. Buildings are in danger of toppling into the sea, and many have already been moved at great expense. Airstrips are swamped and ice cellars that once stored food in the permafrost are filling with water, residents say."
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