Point Hope NewsLocal news for Point Hope, AK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Researcher discusses global warming's impact on Inupiat whaling Dec. 3- November 30, 2007 From the University of Iowa News Services Office Researcher Chie "Siqiniq" Sakakibara will discuss the effects of global warming on Inupiat whaling in the Alaskan Arctic from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. via Iowa City Press-Citizenhttp://www.topix.net/city/point-hope-ak/2007/11/researcher-discusses-global-warmings-impac... Mail hub move proposal by USPS being examined- November 28, 2007 "We would have to build up the infrastructure, and move assets into the villages to participate." The U.S. Postal Service is proposing changes to the bypass mail system that will cut $7 million a year from the cost of the program. via Alaska Journal of Commercehttp://www.topix.net/city/point-hope-ak/2007/11/mail-hub-move-proposal-by-usps-being-exami... Arctic surf threatens Shishmaref- November 16, 2007 "Maybe (if) it was 20 years ago it would be pretty cold, the ocean ice out there would be solid by now and the temperature would probably be 15 to 20 below" Storms have undercut houses in Shishmaref Source: Shishmaref Relocation Coalition It's the return of an annual erosion nightmare for Alaskans living in barrier island villages along the Chukchi Sea. via Far North Sciencehttp://www.topix.net/city/point-hope-ak/2007/11/arctic-surf-threatens-shishmaref?fromrss=1 |