shishmaref Yidolophu yaseAlaska enabemi abamalunga nama-600. Uninzi lwazo ziyinzala yama-Inupiak, angabantu abangama-Eskimo abathi kangangeenkulungwane beloba nokuzingela amatywina ukuze bazondle. Nangona kunjalo, amanqanaba olwandle aya enyuka ngokuya esanda, ke amanxweme anciphise ngaphezulu kwekhilomitha kule minyaka ingama-35 idlulileyo, kwinqanaba elimalunga neemitha ezingama-30 ngonyaka.
Ngokuqinisekileyo iya kunyamalala, ke abahlali bakhethe ukuhambisa isixeko. Ke, i-Shishmaref iba yidolophu yokuqala ukushukunyiswa lutshintsho lwemozulu.
Ngokuqinisekileyo kwakungelula ukwenza eso sigqibo. Ngapha koko, bayifaka ivoti, iziphumo zayo yayi: abahlali abangama-78 bakhetha ukuhlala kuloo ndawo kwaye abangama-89 bavotela ukuhamba. Ke, ngevoti yesininzi, Idolophu iza kuhamba, nangona kungaziwa ukuba nini.
Usodolophu wale dolophu, uHarold Weyiouanna, uthe akukho nto banokuyenza, kuba umhlaba uyabhabha ulwandle xa uluntu lukhula. Kwaye, nangona bebeka ilitye ledama, »kuthatha ngaphezulu kokukhusela isiqithi».
shishmaref ngokwe-Ofisi yoXanduva lukaRhulumente (i-GAO) yenye yeedolophu ezingama-31 abasesichengeni Ukutshintsha kwemozulu kunxweme lonke lwaseMelika. Izikhukula kunye nokhukuliseko lomhlaba zonakalisa izindlu, njengoko kunokubonwa kumfanekiso ongentla, kodwa zikwathintela abahlali ekuqhubekeni nobomi babo obuqhelekileyo. Kakhulu kangangokuba bebeqwalasele ukufuduka ukusukela phakathi kwiminyaka yee-1970.
Kodwa ayizukuba lula. Ngokutsho kwesifundo seKholeji yoMkhosi yeeNjineli, iindleko ziya kuba phezulu kakhulu: malunga 180 iidola ezigidi. Imali leyo, okwangoku abanayo.
Njengoko ixesha lihamba, amanzi ayenyuka.