(Savoonga):
Savoonga, Alaska residents send messages to the world about climate change. They include messages of respect for Mother Nature and to come together on this problem.
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(Shaktoolik):Shaktoolik residents post a message about the severe impacts of climate change on their security, livelihoods, and culture, and talk about their immediate needs.
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(Shaktoolik):The adaptation needs in Shaktoolik are acute and imminent. The next large storm could have significant negative, including life threatening, impacts on this village. Residents in this video talk about their need of an evacuation route and funding for this project. Without an evacuation road there are very few, if any, options for Shaktoolik residents to move away from the coast during a storm. Storm intensity increases with air and ocean temperatures.
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(Savoonga):Residents of Savoonga, Alaska send out a message to world leaders and the global community about what they are seeing on the front lines of climate change. Savoonga is heavily dependent on subsistence hunting for food and their identity. These activities, however, are being challenged by the rapid melt of sea ice, increase in wind and storm intensity, and the unpredictability of the weather - all factors associated with climate change.