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Climate change will cause Alaskan village to vanish under water within 10 years
2013-07-30 10:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily News: Kivalina is home to about 400 Inupiat people. Scientists say the tiny Alaskan village is falling prey to the effects of climate change--and might be uninhabitable within the next 10 years. The northwestern Alaskan village of Kivalina is perched on a remote and narrow strip of sand next to the frigid waters of the Chukchi sea. Its 400 residents are the descendants of an Iupiat tribe. And in just 10 years, these folk might just be Americas first climate change refugees. The U.S. Army Corps...
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