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Losing Alaska /

LOSING ALASKA tells the story of a small community dealing with a slow-moving disaster. They have known for decades that their future was in peril; they have seen the land dropping away on all sides and the river growing stronger year after year. They will lose their first building some time in 2018...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Burke, Tom (Documentary filmmaker) (Director), Maher, Alan (Producer), Fisk, Jessie (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : Taskovski Films, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Alaska > Newtok.
Coast changes > Alaska > Newtok.
Relocation (Housing) > Alaska > Newtok.
Newtok (Alaska) > Environmental conditions.
Climat > Changements > Alaska > Newtok.
Littoral > Modifications > Alaska > Newtok.
Relogement > Alaska > Newtok.
Newtok (Alaska) > Conditions environnementales.
Climatic changes
Coast changes
Ecology
Relocation (Housing)
Alaska > Newtok
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Environmental films
Documentary films.
Environmental films.
Documentaires.
Films environnementaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:LOSING ALASKA tells the story of a small community dealing with a slow-moving disaster. They have known for decades that their future was in peril; they have seen the land dropping away on all sides and the river growing stronger year after year. They will lose their first building some time in 2018. The school - the highest building in the town - could be taking in water by 2019. They are losing up to 50 ft of land per year, every year.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed April 16, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (82 minutes)
Playing Time:01:21:52