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Alaska seeks federal money to move a village threatened by climate change
2015-10-05 15:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: One of the most eroded Native Alaskan villages on the states coast is being considered as a possible national model for moving entire communities whose futures are threatened by natural disasters escalated by climate change. The state is hoping to kick-start an exodus from the village of Newtok, about 500 miles west of Anchorage, through a national competition for states and local governments vying for a slice of nearly $1 billion in grants to be awarded by the federal Department of Housing and...
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