The ground is swallowing homes in this Native village in Alaska. Residents have no choice but to move

<p>The climate crisis is causing the permafrost to melt in Alaska, forcing the village of Nunapitchuk to relocate</p><p>Children splash gleefully in the river as adults cast fishing lines or head into the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/alaska">Alaska</a> tundra to hunt. It’s a scene that has characterized summer days for centuries among the Yup’ik people who have long lived in south-western Alaska, where the village of Nunapitchuk stands. But, with temperatures in Alaska warming nearly four times faster than most parts of the globe, that way of life is about to change.</p><p>Homes in Nunapitchuk have been sinking into the <a href="https://nsidc.org/learn/parts-cryosphere/frozen-ground-permafrost">permafrost</a>, and residents have decided their only choice is to move the entire village to higher ground.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/03/alaska-nunapitchuk-climate-melting-permafrost">Continue reading...</a>