As winds and waves from Typhoon Merbok devastated communities along the coast of Western Alaska in 2022, Reppi Swan Sr.’s phone began to ring at Kivalina, a barrier island 80 miles above the Arctic Circle.
Ten years after Kivalina’s lawsuit against Exxon over climate change damage was dismissed, the Indigenous community’s volunteer search and rescue team is facing frequent crises.
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Assistant Professor of Marine and Environmental Affairs and American Indian Studies, University of Washington
As winds and waves from Typhoon Merbok devastated communities along the coast of Wester