Amna Nawaz
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Permafrost thawed by climate change threatens remote villages in Alaska
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October 20, 2025
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7:12Now PlayingIn the Arctic tundra of Alaska, climate change is forcing an Alaska Native village to relocate. Rising temperatures are melting the underground permafrost. The melted ice then mixes with the soil, creating unstable land the Yupʼik people call Alaskan quicksand. Amalia Huot-Marchand and a team from the Medill School of Journalism report.
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