‘A Place to Escape To’: Why Some Alaska Native Villages Are Facing

‘A Place to Escape To’: Why Some Alaska Native Villages Are Facing

Parts of Alaska are warming up to four times faster than most of the rest of the world, researchers have found. This video drawn from “Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages” explores what the reality of climate change means for the coastal community of Hooper Bay. The post ‘A Place to Escape To’: Why Some Alaska Native Villages Are Facing Relocation appeared first on FRONTLINE.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – Exploring the toll of climate change on Alaska Native villages » Native America Calling

The PBS program “Frontline” examines the financial, cultural, and human toll of climate change on the western Alaska coastline and the Native people that have always called it home. Hopi producer Patty Talahongva takes a fresh look at the warming temperatures, increasingly destructive storms, and retreating wildlife that are forcing a drastic change in how some Alaska Native live. We’ll hear about the issue from those involved in the documentary…