Published On: Sat, Sep 28th, 2024

Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town

Children playing on the tundra in front of a yurt.

In the next few weeks, the last 71 residents of Newtok, Alaska, will load their possessions onto boats to move to Mertarvik, rejoining 230 residents who began moving away in 2019.

CBC | World News

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Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town