n this Dec. 8, 2006 photo, Nathan Weyiouanna's abandoned house at the west end of Shishmaref, Alaska, sits on the beach after sliding off during a fall storm in 2005. Like some other Alaska villages, the Inupiat Eskimo community is facing an expensive relocation because of erosion, which is eating away at the current site on a narrow island just north of the Bering Strait. The community will hold a special election Aug. 16, 2016, asking residents if they should develop a new community at a nearby location or stay put with added protections.
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