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The ceiling of Jasmine Kassaiuli’s bedroom recently split as a result of thawing permafrost, which is destroying the house's foundation. 
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As permafrost thaws, cemeteries in Alaska, like this one in Newtok, are becoming more like marshes, destroying wooden coffins and the bodies laid to rest inside them. Some have completely washed away. 
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The Newtok School will be shuttered as more and more children move to the new community in Mertarvik. 
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Andrea Andy cleans freshly caught river herring before drying the fish out in the sun. 
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Reese John plays with his slingshot on a piling from a recently demolished home in Newtok. Just a few dozen feet away are crumbling cliffs of permafrost falling into the Ninglik River. 
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