Alaska a land of adventure where people and nature pose a test to each other but its also a part of the u. S. Thats being particularly hard hit by Climate Change. The last fifteen years ive seen a lot of change up here i mean it is really dramatic. Projection now is that by the end of the century about two thirds of the ice field to the jihads field will disappear. Nor the current trend of Climate Change continues. Most likely with the two to three decades asylum is going to be on the water. The Juneau Ice Field for alan gordon the most beautiful place on earth he comes here every spare moment he has the region comprises almost four thousand square kilometers of glacial terrain the effort invested in each climb is rewarded with spectacular panoramic views but he knows he has to savor this beauty while it lasts the ice is melting and when i first came out here a long time ago. The ice was a couple hundred feet higher and it was just flat across i could ski to or crossed out here. To get
the man is a colorful character as a young man who sang on broadway in new york. when he felt life spinning out of control he sought and found peace in alaska how prepared does he think his town is for a growing number of climate refugees. the integration culturally does very close you know that is not particularly in issue housing that s an issue we need you know we need more housing and not just something that we were going to have to work on. but since the mood is good overall the man even gives us a sample of his previous life as a musical cabaret style. our readers zuma abbey and char goodbye. i think these days all meets up with his uncle dick you re welcome. thank you. oh no don t cover your he moved from fishman after gnome with