Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Colleen-Deighton---Climate-Impacts-Documentation--Shishmaref--Alaska--2006--27MZIFPA7NP.htmlConceptually similarErosion and Relocation Coalition Meeting - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP01A3ZCompleted★★★★Family Portrait - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0131NCompleted★★★★Public Safety Officer - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0WA7Completed★★★★Church Service - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0STHCompleted★★★★Seal Hunt - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP017DLCompleted★★★★Nayokpuk Trading Company - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0VBJCompleted★★★★Darren and Robert Iyatunguk - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP06D3Completed★★★★Town Centre - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP03DOCompleted★★★★Take Away - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0MX7Completed★★★★View AllGP0QD7Colleen Deighton - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)Colleen Deighton teaches at the Shishmaref school. Deighton is from Seattle but fell in love with the island. It is her third year here. The village of Shishmaref, along with hundreds of other Alaskan Native villages, is suffering from the serious consequences of climate change. Rising temperatures have resulted in a reduction in sea ice. The permafrost that the village is built on has also begun to melt, making the shore vulnerable to erosion.Locations:Alaska-Shishmaref-United States of AmericaDate:1 Oct, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Robert KnothMaximum size:5040px X 5064pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change impacts-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-One person-Outdoors-Portraits-WomenShoot:Climate Impacts Documentation Shishmaref AlaskaThe village of Shishmaref, along with hundreds of other Alaskan Native villages, is suffering from the serious consequences of climate change. Rising temperatures have resulted in a reduction in sea ice. The permafrost that the village is built on has also begun to melt, making the shore vulnerable to erosion.Related Collections:The Human Face of Climate Change (All Photographers)
