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Ryan Hendricks, who is a member of the Quinault Tribal Council, sits on a driftwood log on the Taholah, Wash., sea wall. The coastal tribe is working to move its villages away from the rising waters of the Pacific Ocean and its tsunamis.

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How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean

3:15pm February 19, 2024

by John Ryan

The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach.

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This sea wall protects the Quinault Indian Reservation at the mouth of the Quinault River. In March, a state of emergency was declared by the tribe when waves crashed over the wall.

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Facing Rising Waters, A Native Tribe Takes Its Plea To Paris Climate Talks

5:24pm December 01, 2015

by Ashley Ahearn

As international leaders convene in Paris to talk about solutions for climate change, one tribe on the Washington coast reluctantly plans its retreat from the encroaching Pacific Ocean.