A Warming World: The Impacts of Climate Change

Newtok is a small village on the coast of Alaska, USA. It sits on permafrost — ground that used to stay frozen all year round. But the permafrost is thawing, and the coastline is eroding by up to nine metres every year. The village is sinking into the mud. By 2023, most of its 300 residents had begun relocating to a new site called Mertarvik. Newtok may become uninhabitable within years. Think about that: an entire community forced to move because of changes to the climate.