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	AAAS - AAAS News Release
		SHISHMAREF, Alaska—Over the past 10 years, while much of the United States has debated the potential threat of global climate change, nearly 600 residents of this remote island village have seen its effects creep into every aspect of their daily lives.
		Shishmaref will play a central role in a video presentation on climate change set to debut on 18 February 2007 during a special half-day town hall event on climate change to be held at the AAAS Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
		The challenges confronting Shishmaref and its residents will be featured in a special town hall event on global climate change that will be held Sunday 18 February 2007 at the AAAS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California.
	www.aaas.org /news/releases/2006/1206alaska.shtml (666 words)

	Alaska.com \| Weather & climate
		Alaska is legendary for its winters -- but most visitors come in the summer, when the days are long and the temperatures are moderate.
		Northern Alaska's arctic climate is a place of enduring cold in the winter and somewhat higher temperatures in the summer.
		Western Alaska's climate is influenced by the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean, but the inland sections are warm in the summer and cold in the winter.
	www.alaska.com /about/weather/story/4481284p-4460281c.html (1487 words)

	Alaska Journal of Commerce Online
		Shishmaref is perhaps the most dramatic example of an Alaska village threatened by erosion, but it is not unique.
		With most of Alaska's 213 villages located on the coast or a riverbank, about 86 percent, or 184 villages, are affected by erosion and flooding, the GAO study said.
		Alaska's villages are generally small and in remote locations, with subsistence activities serving a primary role in their economies.
	www.alaskajournal.com /stories/070305/hom_20050703004.shtml (1224 words)

	Shishmaref, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shishmaref is a village located on Sarichef Island in the Chukchi Sea, just north of the Bering Strait and five miles from the mainland.
		Excavations done in 1821 established that Inupiats have lived in Shishmaref for at least several centuries, though it is generally assumed that the area has been inhabited for four thousand years.
		Shishmaref is served by the Bering Strait School District.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shishmaref,_Alaska (669 words)

	Welcome to www.kuwait-info.com
		The Inupiaq of Shishmaref have lived in this island village for generations, but with the waters rising all around and ever fierce storms blasting the settlement, they are being forced to move far away from the seas they have always depended upon.
		SHISHMAREF, UNITED STATES, October 10 (AFP) - The Inupiaq of Shishmaref have lived in this island village for generations, but with the waters rising all around and ever fierce storms blasting the settlement, they are being forced to move far away from the seas they have always depended upon.
		"Alaska is the tip of the melting iceberg, or the canary in the coal mine with an impending heat stroke," she said in April 2005.
	www.kuwait-info.com /newsnew/NewsDetails1.asp?id=78218&dt=&ntype=World (801 words)

	Alaska magazine \| Wilderness Adventurer: The Sands of Shishmaref (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shishmaref could be the only village in Alaska constructed on sand dunes, which is part of the reason reporters from CNN, the Weather Channel and the New Yorker have taken flights here from Nome.
		The ocean is reclaiming the sands of Shishmaref, and writers and TV news reporters have described the village as one of the first victims of global warming.
		Shishmaref is on a barrier island between the ocean and a large, saltwater lagoon.
	www.alaskamagazine.com /stories/0906/adventurer.shtml (1305 words)

	Front-Row Exposure to Global Warming
		Since the 1970s, Shishmaref residents have seen their drinking water inundated with advancing seawater, an ocean ice pack that melts earlier each year, unusual tides and difficulty hunting ice-bound sea creatures, such as seals and walruses.
		In Shishmaref this month, hunters are launching their 22-foot plywood-and-fiberglass boats 100 to 200 miles from town in search of walruses and have had to use boats even closer to shore for seal hunting that would normally be done more cheaply by snow machine.
		Shishmaref, built on a narrow barrier island off the Seward Peninsula, has been victimized by unusually high wave and tide action and the melting of permafrost that underlies its ocean bluffs.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines01/0708-01.htm (1740 words)

	Global warming affects Alaska
		Global warning is changing Alaska, eliminating tourist sights such as glaciers, and with melting ice causing rising waters to flood villages.
		In short, Alaska is no longer a frigid land and CBS News said no place says baked Alaska as the Eskimo village of Shishmaref on the state's western coast.
		The town has been the winter home of Alaska's Inupiat people for 4,000 years, but melting sea ice is raising water levels and destroying homes and eroding the shoreline by about 10 feet a year.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Science/20060823/430454.html (183 words)

	USATODAY.com - Alaska the 'poster state' for climate concerns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Alaska has emerged as the poster state for global warming, the climate effect attributed to higher concentrations of "greenhouse" gases — mostly carbon dioxide created by burning fossil fuels — that capture the sun's heat in the atmosphere.
		Alaska is important in measuring the effect of global warming on the USA because what happens here soon will be felt in the Lower 48 states, say experts such as Robert Corell, a senior fellow at the American Meteorological Society.
		Alaska is ahead of the climate-change curve because polar regions warm the fastest.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/climate/2006-05-29-alaska-globalwarming_x.htm (1761 words)

	U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shishmaref is located approximately 20 miles south of the Arctic Circle and 50 miles northeast of the Bering Strait.
		The makeup of the Coalition is the governing members of the City of Shishmaref and the Native Village of Shishmaref (Indian Reorganization Act), the board of the Shishmaref Native Corporation, along with representation from the Elder and Youth Councils.
		Shishmaref is where it is because of what the ocean, rivers, streams, and the land provide to us.
	appropriations.senate.gov /hearmarkups/record.cfm?id=223530 (3067 words)

	Arctic Change: Human - Shishmaref
		The village of Shishmaref in N. Alaska, inhabited for 400 years, is facing evacuation due to rising temperatures, which are causing a reduction in sea ice, thawing of permafrost along the coast.
		Sarichef Island (on which Shishmaref is located) is part of a dynamic, 100km-long barrier island chain that records human and environmental history spanning the past 2000 years - the oldest subaerial evidence for the formation of this system is about 1700 14c yr bp (see References, below).
		Erosion at Shishmaref is somewhat unique along the islands because of its fetch exposure and high tidal prism, relatively intense infrastructure development during the 20th century, and because of multiple shoreline defense structures emplaced since the 1970s.
	www.arctic.noaa.gov /detect/human-shishmaref.shtml (456 words)

	HybridCars.com - Dramatic Erosion in Shishmaref, Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Thanks to the effects of global warming, they have to decide whether their eroding village should be moved to solid ground or whether residents should abandon Shishmaref and call Nome their new home.
		According to a report issued by the General Accounting Office, a combination of melting permafrost and shortened season for their protective sea ice barrier due to climate change, Arctic communities are increasingly vulnerable to erosion and the impacts of fall storms.
		How it Affects You: Shishmaref and the Arctic Circle are far enough away from the lives of most Americans, in terms of distance and lifestyle, that most of us never or rarely think about the problems facing these communities.
	www.hybridcars.com /global-warming/dramatic-erosion-in-shishmaref-alaska.html (389 words)

	Shishmaref School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shishmaref, Alaska is located on Sarichef Island, a small island just off the coast of the northern Seward Peninsula.
		Shishmaref also has a post office and a health clinic to take care of basic medical needs.
		Shishmaref School, home of the Northern Lights, serves about 180 students in preschool through 12th grade.
	www.bssd.org /schools/sites/SHH/shishmaref.htm (375 words)

	Shishmaref, Alaska, artist listing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shishmaref is located on Sarichef Island between the Chukchi Sea, an extension of the Arctic Ocean, and Shishmaref Inlet.
		Shishmaref lies within the boundaries of the Bering Straits Regional Corporation.
		The most prominent of these is the Shishmaref Native Store which stocks a variety of food and beverage items, some clothing, fuel, ammunition and some firearms.
	www.bssd.org /eskimo_art/villages/shishmaref/shish.html (659 words)

	Alaska Division of Community Advocacy
		Shishmaref is five miles from the mainland, 126 miles north of Nome and 100 miles southwest of Kotzebue.
		Shishmaref is undergoing major improvements, with the construction of a flush/haul system and household plumbing.
		Shishmaref is classified as an isolated village, it is found in EMS Region 5A in the Norton Sound Region.
	www.commerce.state.ak.us /dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_Name=Shishmaref (677 words)

	Front-Row Exposure to Global Warming
		Since the 1970s, Shishmaref residents have seen their drinking water inundated with advancing seawater, an ocean ice pack that melts earlier each year, unusual tides and difficulty hunting ice-bound sea creatures, such as seals and walruses.
		In Shishmaref this month, hunters are launching their 22-foot plywood-and-fiberglass boats 100 to 200 miles from town in search of walruses and have had to use boats even closer to shore for seal hunting that would normally be done more cheaply by snow machine.
		Shishmaref, built on a narrow barrier island off the Seward Peninsula, has been victimized by unusually high wave and tide action and the melting of permafrost that underlies its ocean bluffs.
	commondreams.org /headlines01/0708-01.htm (1740 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Sea engulfing Alaskan village
		The village of Shishmaref lies on a tiny island on the edge of the arctic circle - and it is literally being swallowed by the sea.
		Because temperatures in Alaska have increased by as much as 4.4C over the last 30 years, glaciers are starting to melt, causing the sea levels to rise.
		"Shishmaref is an indication of what to expect in the future in other parts of the world," he told me. "In that respect it is the canary in the coal mine."
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/3940399.stm (431 words)

	Florist Shishmaref, AK \| Flower Delivery in Shishmaref ($34.95) @ Flowerhand, Alaska Florists
		The distance from Shishmaref to Washington DC is 4271 miles.
		Shishmaref is positioned 66.25 degrees north of the equator and 166.11 degrees west of the prime meridian.
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	www.albanywebsites.com /ex/asp/city.Shishmaref-Alaska-Florist-AK/CityId.5268/xe/florists-flower-delivery.htm (152 words)

	www.ilovealaska.com/ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Location: Shishmaref is located on Sarichef Island, in the Chukchi Sea, just north of Bering Strait.
		Transportation: Shishmaref's primary link to the rest of Alaska is by air.
		Shishmaref is undergoing major improvements, with the construction of a flush haul system and household plumbing.
	www.ilovealaska.com /alaska/cities.cfm?cityid=298 (409 words)

	Global Warming Endangers an Alaskan Eskimo Village
		According to Gunter Weller, professor at the University of Alaska, warming of the arctic is much greater than other regions because as the climate warms, snow and ice that cover the surface melt, allows the newly exposed Earth surface to absorb more solar energy which warms the climate even more, melting more snow and ice.
		This rapid warming is causing the village of Shishmaref, Alaska to wear away slowly into the sea.
		Shishmaref, located on a small barrier island off the coast of Alaska, is the home of 600 Eskimo people.
	www.windows.ucar.edu /headline_universe/alaska_climate.backup_MetaRefresh (793 words)

	ScienceDaily: Global warming affects Alaska
		SHISHMAREF, Alaska, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Global warning is changing Alaska, eliminating tourist sights such as glaciers, and with melting ice causing rising waters to flood villages.
		Alaska's Columbia Glacier Traveling At Record Pace (June 18, 1999) -- Already the fastest moving glacier in the world, the Columbia Glacier in Alaska has increased its speed from 25 meters to 35 meters per day in recent months, according to a University of Colorado at...
		Alaska's Speedy Columbia Glacier On Likely Disintegration Course (December 5, 2000) -- Alaska's Columbia Glacier, heralded as the world's speediest glacier, appears to be on a course to disintegrate and evolve into a spectacular fjord rivaling Glacier Bay in the coming years, according...
	www.sciencedaily.com /upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20060823-12421000-bc-us-globalwarming.xml (1621 words)

	The History of Shishmaref, Alaska - ExploreNorth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shishmaref is located on Sarichef Island, in the Chukchi Sea, just north of Bering Strait.
		Shishmaref is surrounded by the 2.6 million acre Bering Land Bridge National Reserve.
		The 14 homes were relocated way from the new bluff, however, the City will need a protective seawall to prevent additional damage.
	www.explorenorth.com /library/communities/alaska/bl-Shishmaref.htm (232 words)

	Northern Journeys - Subsistence in Shishmaref
		George Ahgupuk was born in Shishmaref in 1911.
		Shishmaref is a village on Sarichef Island in the Chukchi Sea, off the coast of the Seward Peninsula.
		Summer weather in Shishmaref is cool and often foggy, with temperatures in the 40°s to 50°s F. Winter temperatures average -12° F to 2° F. The Chukchi Sea is frozen from mid-November through mid-June.
	www.uaf.edu /museum/journeys/dogs/sbst1-3.html (130 words)

	DOWL Civil Engineering Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		DOWL designed around multiple constraints present at the site in an effort to achieve the maximum separation distance between the lagoon and nearest occupied structure, such as an abandoned landfill and asbestos dump, the Nushagak River bluff, close proximity to a property line, and designated grave areas.
		In addition, the report examined the feasibility of constructing an EPS manufacturing plant in Kotzebue as a means to improve the quality of housing, raise revenue for the local Kotzebue IRA, and add jobs to the local economy.
		Shishmaref, which is located on a barrier island about 120 miles southwest of Kotzebue on the Chukchi Sea, has about 540 residents, and the enrollment at the school is about 200 students, with 40 to 50 teachers and administrators.
	www.dowl.com /civil3.htm (373 words)

	Fall 2002 Eng248a -- Dr. Susan Fair CV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One is a contemporary Alaska Native art exhibition dedicated to functional objects (for which I selected and purchased all pieces), the other a display and interpretation of historic photographs on Alaskan military history.
		From 1976-1977, I was General Manager of the Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Anchorage, administering a staff of five and a studio space for Native artists.
		In 1995, I received two Alaska Humanities Forum grants for architectural research (indigenous and vernacular) and another AHF grant for preliminary exhibition research on historic photographer Suzanne Bernardi in 1998.
	www.elearn.arizona.edu /sfair/susanfair_cv0102.html (2044 words)

	StopGlobalWarming.org: Shishmaref, Alaska: Dramatic Erosion Forces Tough Choice for a Village
		Shishmaref, Alaska: Dramatic Erosion Forces Tough Choice for a Village
		Dozens of communities in rural Alaska -- nearly 90% of the states' 213 predominantly Native villages -- could be facing the same question within the next few years, due to repeated effects of floods or erosion.
		Shishmaref, the reality is that global warming in the Arctic Circle impacts all of us.
	stopglobalwarming.org /sgw_read.asp?id=1465211182005 (479 words)

	Volcanoes, permafrost, earthquakes shape Alaska
		But the nose of Alaska that juts into the Bering Sea has several circular lakes that hint at the area’s steamy past.
		The result was one of about a dozen maars in Alaska, and the largest known maar crater in the world.
		Volcanoes’ interaction with permafrost results in one unusual Alaska landform, and Beget described another at the same conference—a landscape covered with boulders that a giant earthquake shook loose from a mountain.
	www.gi.alaska.edu /ScienceForum/ASF17/1785.html (651 words)

	Village of Shishmaref, Alaska and climate change The WE News Archives
		Alaska Native Elders say we must prepare to adapt. This is a simple instruction but it is not so easy to understand what it really means.
		The village of Shishmaref lies on a tiny island on the edge of the arctic circle — and it is literally being swallowed by the sea.
		In Alaska, where average winter temperatures have risen almost 10 degrees Fahrenheit compared to 30 years ago, melting sea ice and permafrost have contributed to coastal erosion at a rate of up to 100 feet yearly and have damaged houses, roads and airports.
	www.thewe.cc /weplanet/news/sea_engulfing_alaskan_village.htm (7011 words)

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