AK Natives on the Front Line: Water & Sewer Infrastructure

Aug 14, 2020 · 50m 35s
AK Natives on the Front Line: Water & Sewer Infrastructure
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This episode explores how the unique water and sewer infrastructure operates in an Arctic environment like Utqiagvik, Alaska and how permafrost thaw and coastal erosion are affecting these systems. Alaska...

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This episode explores how the unique water and sewer infrastructure operates in an Arctic environment like Utqiagvik, Alaska and how permafrost thaw and coastal erosion are affecting these systems. Alaska Natives on the Frontline is a special series of Coffee & Quaq highlighting the adaptability and resilience of the Inupiat in the face of climate change a project funded by the Putlizer Center Connected Coastlines program, done in partnership with journalist Jenna Kunze. Throughout this series we explore how aspects of life have been affected by climate change in Utqiagvik, things like subsistence whaling practices, research, anthropological work, and more.
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Author Alice Q Glenn
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