Kivalina: The Canary in the Mine (5 min Snippet)

At the tip of a barrier island 80 miles above the Arctic Circle is a town on the island of Kivalina, home to 400 native Alaskan Inupiat residents. They, along with their school, post office, health clinic, grocery store, laundry, two churches and a bingo hall are sinking into the Chukchi Sea. Their town is melting. Over the past 50 years, their average temperature has risen more than three degrees Fahrenheit and in the autumn of 2007, the whole island was evacuated for a few weeks following a devastating storm.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• alaska
• alaskan
• bp
• british
• petroleum
• canary
• chevron
• conocophilips
• eskimo
• exxonmobil
• frontline
• global

[frpd5]

You live in a world, Gulfporter, where the evidence of your own eyes can be disregarded.

[Gulfporter]

What a load of crap. All barrier islands move and erode over time. It's what they do. This has nothing to do with global warming. These folks are trying to scam a million dollars per person out of the oil companies or anyone else they can find who will pay.

[jackdonkey22]

No disrespect but this may also be an example of how the US wants everyone to change but so far have not lead by example. With the motor stuff instead of the dogs I'm talking.

[wakeyjamie]

Where can wee see the rest of the documentary?