Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Town-Centre---Climate-Impacts-Documentation--Shishmaref--Alaska--2006--27MZIF20YB4.htmlConceptually similarErosion - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP01B44Completed★★★★Nayokpuk Trading Company - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0VBJCompleted★★★★Take Away - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0MX7Completed★★★★Sled Dog - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0CBBCompleted★★★★Graveyard - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0DVCCompleted★★★★Seal Hunt - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP017DLCompleted★★★★Family Portrait - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0131NCompleted★★★★Erosion and Relocation Coalition Meeting - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP01A3ZCompleted★★★★Erosion - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)GP0TTJCompleted★★★★View AllGP03DOTown Centre - Climate Impacts Documentation (Shishmaref, Alaska: 2006)Town centre of Shishmaref, which lies only a few meters from the sea now. 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-KWCI (GPI)Shoot: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.
