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Counting costs

The U.S. government has identified more than two dozen Alaskan villages threatened by imminent flooding and erosion (orange and red dots), some of which are planning relocation efforts (in red). Beyond the cost of moving, many fear that traditional culture will suffer. Already Inupiat Herbert Nayokpuk (shown), a resident of Shishmaref, has to use a boat instead of sled dogs or a snowmobile for spring seal hunts. Credit: map: geoatlas/graphi-ogre, adapted by T. Dubé, data: U.S. Government Accountability Office 2009; photo: Gilles Mingasson/getty images

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