Sishmifisi Kuyidolobha lase-Alaska elinabantu abangaba ngu-600. Iningi labo liyinzalo yama-Inupiak, angabantu abangama-Eskimo asebenzise amakhulu eminyaka ukudoba nezimpawu zokuzingela ukuzondla. Kodwa-ke, ulwandle lukhuphuka kakhulu, ngakho-ke ugu luyehlile ngaphezu kwekhilomitha eminyakeni engama-35 edlule, ngesilinganiso samamitha angama-30 ngonyaka.
Kuyiqiniso ukuthi izonyamalala, ngakho-ke abahlali bakhethe ukuhambisa idolobha. Ngakho-ke, iShishmaref iba idolobha lokuqala ukuhanjiswa ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu.
Ngokuqinisekile kwakungelula ukwenza leso sinqumo. Eqinisweni, bayivotela, imiphumela yayo kwaba: izakhamizi ezingama-78 zithanda ukuhlala kule ndawo kwathi ezingama-89 zavotela ukuthutha. Ngakho-ke, ngokuvota okuningi, idolobha lizothutha, yize kungakaziwa ukuthi nini.
IMeya yaleli dolobha, uHarold Weyiouanna, ithe akukho okunye abangakwenza, njengoba umhlaba ungena olwandle njengoba umphakathi ukhula. Futhi, yize bebeka idamu ledwala, »kuthatha okungaphezulu kwalokho ukuvikela isiqhingi".
Sishmifisi ngokwe-Government Accountability Office (GAO) elinye lamadolobha angama-31 abasengozini kakhulu ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu kulo lonke ugu lwase-United States. Izikhukhula nokuguguleka komhlaba kubhidliza izindlu, njengoba kungabonakala esithombeni esingenhla, kepha futhi kuvimbela abahlali ukuthi baqhubeke nempilo yabo ejwayelekile. Kakhulu kangangokuthi bebecabanga ukufuduswa kusukela maphakathi nawo-1970.
Kepha ngeke kube lula. Ngokuya ngocwaningo lwe-Army College of Engineers, izindleko zizoba phezulu kakhulu: cishe Ama-dollar ayi-180. Imali leyo, okwamanje abanayo.
Njengoba isikhathi sihamba, izinga lamanzi liyakhuphuka.