Erosion has long been a problem in many Alaska communities including Napakiak, where it isn't unusual to lose 30 metres of riverbank in a year.

Buildings submerged in Napakiak, Alaska. Three storms in the space of a week, coupled with severe erosion, left the village vulnerable to flooding. Job Hale/AP Buildings submerged in Napakiak, Alaska.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Storm-battered residents in the western Alaska village of Napakiak were preparing for the third storm in a week Tuesday, days after a minister had to use a front loader ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Storm-battered residents in the western Alaska village of Napakiak were preparing for the third storm in a week Tuesday, days after a minister had to use a front loader to ...

Storm-battered residents in the western Alaska village of Napakiak are preparing for the third storm in a week.

Two Alaska villages facing serious erosion are two of three recipients to receive relocation grants from the U.S. Department of the Interior. Newtok Village and the Native Village of Napakiak will ...

Newtok and Napakiak will receive $25 million each to move core infrastructure to safer ground.