Alaska Native community relocates as climate crisis ravages homes

Carolyn George takes a walk with her daughter, Willow, in their hometown of Newtok, Alaska [Photo courtesy of Carolyn George]

Last week, as Carolyn George slept in her home in the small United States town of Newtok, Alaska, a scary sound jolted her awake.

“I heard a really loud bump,” George recalled in an interview with Al Jazeera. “And I felt it, too – my house fell a few inches.”