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Alaskan Communities Face Climate Crisis After Typhoon Devastation

11/22/2025

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Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, Alaska, are increasingly vulnerable to fall storms driven by climate change.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong destroyed about 700 homes and left one dead with two missing.
Protecting Native communities from climate threats would cost $4.3 billion over 50 years, but funding and coordination are lacking.
Federal support remains uncertain under U.S. President Donald Trump, as activists push for a policy shift to better assist these communities.

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Story summary

Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, Alaska, are increasingly vulnerable to fall storms driven by climate change.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong destroyed about 700 homes and left one dead with two missing.
Protecting Native communities from climate threats would cost $4.3 billion over 50 years, but funding and coordination are lacking.
Federal support remains uncertain under U.S. President Donald Trump, as activists push for a policy shift to better assist these communities.