Sentences with phrase «alaskan coastal village»

Last fall the small Alaskan coastal village of Kivalina was inundated by a mysterious orange «goo» (click for photo).

The Government Accountability Office recently reported that 180 Alaskan coastal villages are threatened because of melting sea ice and permafrost.

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With the late - summer ice edge located farther north than it used to be, storms produce larger waves and more coastal erosion.5 An additional contributing factor is that coastal bluffs that were «cemented» by ice - rich permafrost are beginning to thaw in response to warmer air and ocean waters, and are therefore more vulnerable to erosion.22 Standard defensive adaptation strategies to protect coastal communities from erosion, such as use of rock walls, sandbags, and riprap, have been largely unsuccessful.23 Several coastal communities are seeking to relocate to escape erosion that threatens infrastructure and services but, because of high costs and policy constraints on use of federal funds for community relocation, only one Alaskan village has begun to relocate (see also Ch.

(AP)-- Erosion threatens to topple coastal Alaskan villages.

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto has also been proactive in advocacy for coastal Alaskan villages suffering from global warming as well as implementation of a «green» purchasing policy.