Kirby Sookiayak is the community coordinator for the Native Village of Shaktoolik. “Yes, we will stay and defend,” Sookiayak said. “We’re going to take on those storms. We’re going to do ...

Alaska is warming about twice as fast as the rest of the nation. So what are the dozens of villages at imminent risk of destruction to do? SHAKTOOLIK, Alaska — In the dream, a storm came and ...