Wooden walkways replace roads, and homes rest on pilings in the village of Newtok in western Alaska. This Yupik village of just 380 people, located along the Ninglik river in the lower Kuskokwim delta, is sinking as the permafrost beneath it thaws. The entire village is in the process of moving to Mertarvik, a new village site about nine miles away built on rocky ground. Photo Katie Orlinsky
No comments:
Post a Comment