Climate Change Forcing Tribal Relocation

Rising sea levels are affecting tens of thousands of lives along the coasts across the globe. How is climate change impacting the people of the Quinault Indian Nation, located on land now called the state of Washington, and other tribes along the coast? The answer is Worth Noting.

Links:

Global Warming of 1.5 °C (IPCC, accessed August 14, 2021)

AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis IPCC, accessed August 14, 2021)

2021 State of Indian Nations (video)

Quinault Indian Nation Plans for Relocation (EPA, United States Environmental Protection Agency, accessed August 14, 2021)

Sources consulted:

Tribes have up close perspective on climate change“ (The Seattle Times, April 23, 2016)

Disparities faced by Native Americans ‘a national disgrace’, Quinault president says“ (KUOW, February 23, 2021)

Feeling the Heat of Climate Change” (Indian Country Today, March 12, 2021)

5 Takeaways From the Major New U.N. Climate Report” (The New York Times, August 9, 2021)

Native American communities confront painful choice – move away, or succumb to rising waters?” (Stuff, April 14, 2021)

Climate Action Must Progress Far Faster to Achieve 1.5 C Goal“ (World Resources Institute, accessed August 14, 2021)

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