Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Dennis-Sinnok---Climate-Impacts-Documentation--Shishmaref--Alaska--2006--27MZIFJP1ZV.htmlConceptually similarErosion and Relocation Coalition Meeting - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP01A3ZCompleted★★★★Nayokpuk Trading Company - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0VBJCompleted★★★★Town Centre - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP03DOCompleted★★★★Take Away - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0MX7Completed★★★★Sled Dog - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0CBBCompleted★★★★Erosion - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP01B44Completed★★★★Family Portrait - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0131NCompleted★★★★Graveyard - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0DVCCompleted★★★★Church Service - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0STHCompleted★★★★View AllGP06WPDennis Sinnok - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)Dennis Sinnok works in the tannery which is owned by the Native Cooperation. He prepares the skins of all kinds of animals including seals, moose, beaver. 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, 2006Credit:© Greenpeace / Robert KnothMaximum size:4920px X 4944pxRestrictions:IMAGE SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR FUNDRAISINGKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change impacts-Erosion-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-PortraitsShoot: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.
