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Children wade through floodwater on Nyangai Island, Sierra Leone. Most of the island has already been lost to the sea, and what remains is routinely flooded at high tide.

Health & Safety
Environment
World News

A disappearing island: 'The water is destroying us, one house at a time'

11:00am November 19, 2023

by Tommy Trenchard

The island of Nyangai off the coast of Sierra Leone is on the frontline of climate change. More frequent and intense weather has eroded Nyangai to a nubbin. Residents who remain fear for its future.

This photo from 2019 provided by the U.S. Air Force/Alaska National Guard photo shows how closely the village of Napakiak, Alaska is at risk of severe erosion by the nearby Kuskokwim River.

Environment
Science
National

3 tribes dealing with the toll of climate change get $75 million to relocate

5:01am December 01, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Biden administration gave $75 million in aid to the three communities in Alaska and Washington. Eight other Tribal communities received an additional $40 million.