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Climate Change Is Making This Alaskan Town Fall Into The Ocean (HBO)
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- čas přidán 15. 11. 2017
- For decades, a small village in Alaska has been disintegrating and falling into the surrounding river. And for decades, the village’s residents, most of them native Alaskans, have been asking state and federal agencies for the help and funding they need to relocate the entire community. So far, the money they’ve gathered falls far short of the estimated $130 million they’ll ultimately need to make that happen. Now, the village is running out of time.
Since it was founded in the 1950s, the village of Newtok has lost nearly a mile of coastline. The reason for that isn’t under dispute: climate change has caused the permafrost under the village to melt, allowing the surrounding water to eat away at the shore. Because of this, it’s not uncommon to see large chunks of land crumble and fall into the water during a storm. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, entire buildings along the shore could begin to fall into the water within the year. At the moment,there’s just 40 feet of land standing between the first house and disaster.
VICE News visited Newtok and spoke with residents who might soon lose their homes. In Newtok, VICE witnessed the loss of 10 feet of land - in just four days.
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In Newtok, VICE witnessed the loss of 10 feet of land - in just four days.
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Why does it take that much money to move that few people 9 miles. Damn imagine if it were Seattle, it would take all the worlds money to relocate them. It’s the damned bureaucracy and red tape that needs to go.
This is very saddening as a native from Unalakleet Alaska... I'm watching and hearing about my beautiful state falling apart and no one even knows 😭
Has it improved at all...?
Question what color is your skin
It's your (our) whole country, brother.
@@tomtrask_YT that is true ... I'm on the California coast now and you can call us screwed too in the future I'm sure
Alaskans stand up and your representative to ask Congress to pass the Climate Risk Disclosure Act - Sept. 30, 2018.
For all you Republicans in here: Climate change is an observation, not a theory.
Sunko
no one is denying climate change you doit
It’s the policies regarding it: spend a billion dollars to stop .3 F. That is inefficient.
Mi Les plenty of people deny it. Just look at Trump
watercup123456 Or so says Fox
its not even a theory, its a hypothesis in which the numbers have to be fudged.
Watercup123456 Please put a plastic bag over your head and see what an increase in CO2 does to you, we would all be better off. The Greenhouse effect is an unequivocally proven scientific theory, increased concentrations of greenhouse gases cause the global temperature to rise. This has been demonstrated to be true countless times, denying that fact at this point does nothing but illuminate your own willful ignorance.
$130M to move 200 people is a completely absurd expense. They've had 50 years of warning that this was coming. Ample time to plan accordingly yet they come like beggars to the federal government to solve their problems for them.
We spend millions more so people can build a new summer home in Florida after the old one is flooded. What's was so bad about relocating people?
Mike agreed!
@Skelotor Two sure they do fella, sure they do.
Ask your conservative friends how eight islands in the Pacific disappeared last year;
islands that didn't 'erode' away- they are still intact... under water.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/seas-do-not-rise-evenly-mdash-it-matters-which-glaciers-melt/
edit: btw I just remembered seeing this headline and still had the tab open, so here ya go
Yeah, your original post reminded me of the article for some odd reason and I wanted to share it. I'm happy you read it tho!
Of course each of the islands would have been less than an acre in size. Not much bigger than a city residential lot. It is a bit of a stretch calling uninhabited sand bars islands but what the hell ... it makes for a great headline.
You guys voted for Trump. So don't even complain about it.
Americans still neglecting the natives. whats new
The lack of American Empathy in some of these comments about fellow Americans is disheartening.
Bring on the Civil War II... I am over these deniers and Trumpers.
For $40 Million you have the option of building 125 $300,000 homes (one for 4 people) OR move the whole village to a new development in Anchorage and have enough left over to buy each and every home a Jeep. Why would anyone need $130 million to move 500 people 9 miles from their current location into prebuilt homes?
Eli Mathieu no shit. What a scam, hurry let's send them more money to drive the bulldozers around in circles for a month
A $300,000 home in Texas is much bigger and better value than, say, a $300,000 home in California. Similarly, in Alaska, being as it's so far away (just Google how expensive a normal grocery list would be in Alaska) investing $300,000 on new construction would not do you all that much relatively.
Welcome to socialism.
Rashid Kadura 40 million should easily set up a similar sized army base in probably anywhere in the world...
rkan2 can't we just care for others? Money shouldn't matter...but in this country unfortunately we worship money
They only built 4 houses with 48 million dollars!?? wtf
They had to run pipelines
Since this video provides direct proof of climate change in action, seems like most of the deniers have moved on to bash the people affected by it.
Newsflash, it's expensive to ship material to Alaska, now multiply that expense, as western Alaska is hundreds or thousands of miles away from any major port. It's not these people's fault they're being displaced
Arctic Indigenous people as a whole are suffering
So basically it cost 10 million dollars per house to build new homes....yeah that seems legit.
There's a lot of infrastructure to be built, and in Alaska prices are way higher.
They just getting scammed and they don't even know it!
Schools are expensive and as someone else said, there is more infrastructure that goes into an entire settlement than just houses.
@chrisfox that's kinda where I was going with what I said, I hope they have basements at least
Not that high, average house prices are 261k in AL. Housing here in CO is on average 535k. So no, it's not that high. For these 315 people, it would cost 16-19 million just for houses (63 households in the village), infrastructure would most likely cost about 30-35 million, since paving a road only costs about 1 million (already under construction). And were still seeing a difference of 106 million dollars.... Where would that go? Obviously there are too many remaining factors to justify distributing 160 million dollars to a village of only 354+ people....
$40 million divided by 500 = $80 000. Given half the population are under 18. You could give each adult $80 000 -$160 000 each.
Powerful piece. Odd that it costs so much to move a village w/o utilities. No running water, ETC. $116 million is a lot.
Everything's twice as expensive in Alaska.
Give each person 50k and have them move. Done. Just saved $114m.
Oh yeah, give them 50k to move, where exactly?
Avocado Gaming you can’t move anywhere in Alaska for 50,000. Rent can be around 2,000 on average.
My mom lived in a little native village in Southern Alaska. Nondalton but it is only connected by lakes and doesn't have to deal with things like this. So many small villages with similar stories
Newtok is on the shore of a river, not the ocean. This has NOTHING to do with seal level. The town is on the "cut bank" of river that is meandering as it always has - a natural process. Tough luck that they built on unstable ground.
I am interested to know why it costs 130 million dollars to move/build homes for 400 people homes? Assuming that 2-4 people live in these houses it would mean that they are spending about 1 million dollars per house? And those houses do not look like they would cost anywhere near 1million dollars even when factoring in infrastructure, unless they are planning on using this opportunity to build the new town with a completely new/upgraded infrastructure system. Which I think is a great idea, but if they are struggling to keep their homes out of the water I would think just moving the village would be a higher priority then making sure the new village is above and beyond the old one.
Levi They need roads, water treatment/sewage, post office, homes their location doesn't help as most things have to be shipped
I understand that, but that still would not justify a million dollars per house. I have built some houses out in the country where they need to set up all of those things and they only built 2 houses (so all of the expenses only get divided by 2 houses) and they spent about $800,000ish per house but they were building 6-8 bedroom houses with a 5 car garages and lots of luxury finishings.
even if you add 40-50% or if you are increase in price due to shipping/ distance that still seems like a very high estimate especially because the houses they are building are very simple small houses.
You can tell from the aerial shots that they do not have a sewage system, and I doubt they have a complex water treatment system either because they specifically mentioned only the school has running water. A post office is literally just one more building/structure if you have ever been to really small towns you will notice that most of their post offices are tiny little sheds and the delivery guy is some dude in his car and if he's lucky hes got a USPS sticker/magnet slapped on the side of the car. As for roads they are actually quite simple and not that expensive to build because they do not have to worry about surrounding infrastructure like existing cables, pipes etc. and they also do not need to have to do the construction over many years in phases due to disrupting traffic thats one of the major factors that makes road building such a long and expensive process. Plus these roads are only meant to have 400-500 people driving on them so they do not need to be 6 lane roads, most likely they will be 2-3 lanes.
I don't think it would cost them $100,000 per house but if I had to guestimate I would guess that it could/should cost them about $500,000 per house and that would also include them getting a pretty decent upgrade from their current living situations.
You sir should be hired to do the move for them!
Thanks for the detailed breakdown.
How can Alaska still be a red state when their very own habitat is at stake?
Native Alaskan Eskimos should never be Republican.
The fact that the Newtok people have to fight to survive is so sad, Shame on you Alaskan gov.
Houses look like they from fallout 4
Your mum is from fallout 4.
Something SomethingSomething aha good one
When you look at comments on this video and almost anywhere on CZcams it is really disgusting how US Citizens think. Some people have said they should fend for themselves, they are stupid for living that close to the ocean, why should tax money be used to help them out and etc etc. what happened to making America great again? Or America first? American citizens need to be taken care of first and foremost which these people are. So what is the problem?
Alaska natives are seen as foreign enemies instead of US citizens because they resist and reject total assimilation.
There is coastal erosion everywhere and not only in remote places. Places like York Beach, Maine and Plymouth, MA have serious erosion issues. People move. Government helps. The money that has been given to these people should have been used differently. Massachusetts and Maine can take care of their own and people use the funds to figure out a different way. Alaska is vast and wild and barren. The downside to that is Alaskan life. When big things happen, big changes need to be made. You can try to make this a race or political issue, but sometimes it's just logistics.
Come on don't try to make money from the suffering of people. This happens in hundreds of thousands of places around the world. The ocean has an enormous force
I live in Alaska. It isn't the government that had them build there. The natives here get so much money from the pipelines they can afford to move thru tribal funds.
That’s disgusting how the government is treating these people. Shame on them.
Just give what the oil industry makes in 1 minute here in Alaska.
a guy spent $450 million dollars on a painting, everyone says its their right to spend it, how about helping these people, $120 million, yeah, some people are more equal then others it seems.
Alaska should be more worried about HAARP
Newtok has a population of 354 people. Asking for over 100 million? Work smarter not harder. You could buy each family a house somewhere else for a fraction of that.
I felt bad until they spent $40,000,000 on 5 houses. What a waste of money.
This breaks my heart
every wonder how the Ice age came and then how the Ice melted? ALIENS told me that its called NATURE. its something that is normal
"Every" wonder why people don't listen to you?
Your spelling.
ever wonder why Josph K likes to role play Teacher and pays allot of attntion to Jimmy jon ? ill tell you why if you wish to kno.
im sure my spelling is very interesting. more then mother nature :D thankyou putting me into your most important moment.
The ice age ended when a runaway greenhouse gas effect continually warmed the planet. So your argument is kinda self-defeating.
so you just proved my point mr brain. GAS EFFECT and anything without humans causing it. is called NATURAL. NATURAL means NORMAL. lol come with a better argu
OMG . ADAPT , MOVE ON, . don't just sit there and wait .
They're trying.
The reality is we need to look at economies of scale. It would be cheaper and more sustainable to move all the people from at risk villages into a new town than it would be to build new individual villages and it would allow to create better infrastructure as well
"what will happen to people?" we'll all pay. that's what. if the earth is lucky we will not survive.
Divide that 40million between every family and move to a city/town you just wasited money trying to rebuild, you had your chance to give everyone money and you blew it
Looks to me as though the community was built on a low lying delta. A marginal place in the best of times. Don't blame climate ... blame the human planners.
Why not blame both?
If a culture cannot take care of itself and it relies on government handouts then the culture is already dead. If this problem has been happening and recognized for decades then these people should have taken reponsability for their own lives. They have had enough time to prepare and take care of themseves.
Trevor Lindgren True let them die. They dug their own gave.
Matthew Mandregan I'm not saying we should let them die. They could be helped with a much smaller sum of money to move to a different town or city. I'm saying that taxpayers should not have to pay the outrageous bill to rebuild a town for them. They should be given the minimal assistance needed to move to safety-probably to another city or town where the infrastructure does mot have to be created from nothing. The amount of money being spent on building them a new town is too much.
Next it will be the people in South Chicago saying that they need to be moved because of all the gangs and shootings. You need to take care of yourself because the government is too big and will let you down.
I really like VICE news for there willingness to get down and dirty. But I wish they were better at being unbiased, report all the facts, let people form their own opinion. There is not always a "bad guy". So far this village has received over $100,000 per person, and that's not enough to solve the problem??????
Money should not be a problem, everyone that can help should help.
It is not fair the tax payers have to foot this bill alone. $40 million is enough.
So emotional for these people but to pay 130 million for a few hundred people!!!! They may be happier with $500,000 homes. its basically the same thing.
Spending 120 million on this is ridiculous!!! Just give each person 100000$ to help them relocate somewhere and forget about it.
Is saving a town worth the US government spending approx $650k per resident? I feel for them, I really, really do, but I think a better solution would be a buy out. Give each resident 200-300% of their homes value (far less than $650k, but enough for them to start over) and they have to find a new life elsewhere.
Why cant this happen to California all at once?
the ending made me tear up
Maybe I'm naive but why can't they just boat it to the island they're wanting? There's four houses built but why can' t they do what Cambodia does for themselves? They start building to survive. I hope the best for these people. I'm just not understanding why they are waiting for the government. Do as their ancestors did and move on to safer places.
Think what 100 million dollars can do for hundreds and thousands of people with no water in Africa!
If you look at the US on Google maps, all the coasts are eroding.
Only 40 million dollars? Yeah you can’t do anything with 40 million. They’re screwed. Only 40 million. Might as well be homeless with only 40 million.
"Do you feel threatened by This?".....dumb question 😑😑😐😐...of course they are
I think it's a rhetorical question for the viewer's benefit.
They are Natives so I understand why they want to stay but why did their ancestors came here in the first place? The weather looks horrible, not a single tree, no cattles, just flat muddy lands...
more than 100 mill for a couple hundread residents does not seem economical.
When will America help the people instead of caring about themselves.
I don't understand.. their culture originally was to be nomadic. they were forced to be sedentary in the 1950s. now it seems like they have much motivation to return to their original nomadic culture. What is the problem?
Wait 150 million dollars to relocate a two hundred people? 500k per person seems high? Right?
This is sad to see, but economically I think you just move them to a city, ~400 people and they have received 40 million, that would be enough to give each of them 100k, which is more than enough to survive in an Alaskan city for several years. If they integrated into those cities then that seems a good solution. Relocating villages does not seem a good long term economic strategy. It will never stop and the number of villages and whole cities (Especially the high density cities in Florida and Texas), would just not be realistic to relocate.
People should rely a litle less on the State and realize that THEY need to take care of their village
With what money?
IF the Govt gets involved and fronts the money to build this new village they will have to do the same thing around our entire country as every single town/city in every single coastal state is eroded. Its just not going to happen. This is the reality of things. These coastal towns all around the country will have move inland and lose their identity. Sad, but true.
Why should the government spend millions on a few hundred people ?
Why should people pay tax if they are not getting taken cared of ? If they don't pay their taxes, those people probably have saved enough money over the years to relocate themselves.
Why it cost so much to rebuild? Why $40 million only finished 4 to 5 houses? I know there is a need for funding, but maybe that is what should be looked into! People are going to die! With that money you should have way more houses than that? These are not mansions? They are tiny house which the most should cost about $80 000!!! Builders shouldn't even be looking for ridiculous amount of profits! This is crazy - these are your citizens? Stop trying to get super rich over their pain!
Americans for real - there was also a case where a hurricane had hit FL and those who were trying to get water after the hurricane - some counties were charging about $20.00 per bottle! It's like how do you make make profit in times like that? That's evil! I understand if you want to get back the money used to buy the product and labor - but to actually make 150% profit during natural disasters is evil!
Shishmaref, Alaska is in trouble, too according to a recent MSN article.
I found this video searching for videos on Shishmaref.
Save the world we only have 100 years left!!!!!!
Why is this content getting 20% dislikes? This situation looks severe
Ma_G_ Because it costs more money apparently to say a five letter word to indicate guilt and to full heartily turn on their false idols.
Why not build a metal framework under the buildings and haul the old buildings to a new location? 0 thought here, just mindless spending. Bet they spent millions on that heavy equipment to move a little dirt, could have moved half the town for what those rock trucks and payloaders cost.
LOL YOU DONT NEED 100 MIL TO MOVE 400 FAMILIES JUST GIVE THEM THE MONEY THEY CAN MOVE AND BUY A NICE HOUSE IN A ALSAKA
The title should be ACCELERATED climate change
40 million dollars and only 4 houses what hell happening ?
build more nuclear and thorium plants. fund research into reusing nuclear waste as energy again. problem solved
Sadly I think for now anyway. The only times people will be helped from climate change problems like this is when its cheaper to aid them than it is to lose them.
For example, if it costs $1b to protect a town from climate change. And it costs $2b to lose the town. They will pick the cheaper option.
ALL In northern and southern states of US
Have snow storms and droughts, tornadoes, hurricanes.
Please figure it out as we do in all other USA states
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when it will hit new york, london, hamburg, mumbai, shanghai, tokia, then it would be too late
Legalize marijuana
Yeah, let's take taxpayer money and give it to everyone living in oceanfront homes!
thats the problem with capitalism..world's largest economy can't provide money to her citizens ..thats why govt. shouls follow socialism with capitalism ..
Why so much to build new housing? I just don't understand how it costs $130 million if they are even building the homes themselves, materials aren't that costly. Also, why can't Bill Gates or Trump or Beyonce and Jay Z donate to make this happen? They are all billionaores
Bureaucrats making the money disappear?
130 million my arse! They have them 40 already
WE SHOULD TAKE BIKINI BOTTOM AND PUSH IT SOMEWHERE ELSE!
Lol! Tribes where nomads for a reason! Only fools stay still!
$130 million for a few hundred people... yea I'm not sure about that
I wonder if they could just put any efforts into bolstering the shore, which would make the most sense to me.
I’m sorry 130 million for 300 people why
If vice set up a go fund me it would be full within a few hours
Is he sad because he realized he wasted $40m on a bunch of houses he'll never be able to finish? looool
Bruh yeah climate change is real, but like the climate was already getting hotter, we are just mak9ng it happen faster. The world hasn't always had so.much ice it doesn't need it. For it to function, why should Alaskan peoples get money to build a village in the middle of no where, that only helps 400 people they gotta think big picture
Hmmm what about all the lands the oceans took long before man could of been a factor ? Mother earth just has her ways isn't it beautiful to observe ? I would suggest these folks move sooner than later .
When I get a job I will donate money to them as much as I can... 🙂
Priyansh Tirkey don't bother man if $130 mil can't make housing for 40 people your money won't be any good unless you're donating boatloads. I don't understand why 40 houses can't be built with $130 million
Greekxmalaka it all adds up
why aren't all coastal towns falling into the ocean.?
i dont know?
Why not reinforce the beach with rocks
We don't have much time... ummm did the water just get there or have you known this for over 10 years that this was coming? Smdh
Please explain to me how the towns int he middle of the map shown are experiencing coastal issues? Btw, save the earth, this is real
Melting permafost leading to inundation and subsidence of the earth, rendering it uninhabitable.
They only built 4 houses with 40 million?
Matt Soares And probably like a road, elec.. perhaps even water? Still dunno how it cost 40. I can see 5-10 factoring in what infrastricture costs in Alaska.
I watch Vice videos to see what they hate so I can support those things ☕☕☕
130 mil for 400 ppl. That 325k per person. More than 1 mil per household. Emmmm, how about no?
gonna take a few of the houses destroyed before action is taken, unfortunately
there must be some fema trailers still kicking about somewhere.
Nyc also there like no winter
Thanks china