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Climate Change and Shishmaref, Alaska
The effect of global climate change upon Shishmaref is sometimes seen as the most dramatic in the world. Rising temperatures have resulted in a…
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Aerial view of the old runway now used for housing
Shishmaref is facing evacuation due to rising temperatures which are melting and destroying the protective barrier of sea ice that keeps sea surges away…
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Houses collapsing due to coastal erosion
The situation in Shishmaref is not helped by the fact that in addition to the encroaching ocean swells, the melting of Permafrost (the frozen…
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Sinking seawall
As higher storm surges reach shore, Shishmaref is shrinking by around 3m every year. The man-made protective sea wall seen here has done little…
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Erosion of sand cliff at the edge of Shishmaref
This image is of the waterline at the village of Shishmaref in N. Alaska, which has been inhabited for 400 years and is a…
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Sinking stones of the protective seawall, Shishmaref, Alaska
In Shishmaref, Alaska, there is an ongoing battle with the rising sea. Seawalls made of various materials are being constructed as houses are undermined…
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Abandoned home near the coast of Shishmaref
The town's homes, water system and infrastructure in Shishmaref are being destroyed by a rising tide, to the point where homes are being abandoned…
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Aerial view of Shishmaref
This image is of the village of Shishmaref in N. Alaska, which has been inhabited for 400 years and is a small, low-lying island…
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Arctic Fox (Alopex Lagopus), Lena Delta
The Arctic Fox is quite small up to 60cm long with a tail around 30cm. Their winter fur is thick and long to protect…
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Dunlin (Calidris Alpina), Lena Delta
The Dunlin or Red-Backed Sandpiper, breeds in wet coastal Tundra and winters on mudflats, wet, sandy beaches, and fields. They form their nests on…
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The Lena Delta
The Lena River Delta is one of the longest rivers in the World. It flows North from Lake Baikal in Russia and opens into…
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Black-capped Marmot (Marmota camtschatica), Lena Delta, Siberia
The Black-capped Marmot, distributed in different populations over East Siberia and Kamtschatka, is adapted to cold deserts and harsh conditions of the Arctic or…