An eroding, thawing Alaskan town to decide whether to relocate due to global warming

By: ANDREW FREEDMAN

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Residents of the Alaskan village of Shishmaref, perched precariously on an island in the Chukchi Sea, are voting today on whether to relocate due to global warming-related erosion. The island is located about five miles from the Alaskan mainland.