Alaska: Observations Of Climate Change From Indigenous Alaskans

Alaska: Observations Of Climate Change From Indigenous Alaskans   Personal interviews with Alaska Natives in the Yukon River Basin provide unique insights on climate change and its impacts, helping develop adaptation strategies for these local communities.   The USGS coordinated interviews with Yup'ik hunters and elders in the villages of St. Mary's and Pitka's Point, Alaska, to document their observations of climate change. They expressed concerns ranging from safety, such as unpredictable...

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