Melting permafrost and severe erosion have plagued Newtok for decades. The most recent storm brought waves so fierce, the water claimed roughly half of the 80 or so remaining feet of land between the school and the edge of the Ningliq River.
The Alaska Native village has garnered years of national media attention as severe erosion and melting permafrost cause a wide range of serious public health problems. The storm in mid-September has heightened the race to relocate the roughly 200 people still in the village to higher ground.
Newtok residents have been dealing with severe coastal erosion for decades. A massive storm in September swallowed half of the remaining land – about 40 feet in total – that lies between the edge of the Ningliq River and the community’s local school. Not too far from the damaged fuel tanks, Janette Stuart hangs bright red and purple bed sheets on a clothesline outside her house. She has a 2-year-old son and a 1-year-old daughter. Her house is about the size of a shipping container, with plywood walls that are gray with age. The house sits above the ground on pilings, but floodwaters from the storm still rose high enough to leak inside. She worries about her kids.
Mertarvik, the new village site for residents relocating from Newtok, is nine miles south across the Ningliq River on Nelson Island. Only a third of residents have moved to Mertarvik, which is accessible by boat. Available housing is limited, so nearly 200 people remain in Newtok.
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