AS THE PLACES WE’VE LOVED CHANGE,
THE EMOTIONAL TOLL ON US
IS ‘SOMETHING AKIN TO HOMESICKNESS.’
A STRETCH OF THE CHUKCHI SEA, BETWEEN SIBERIA AND ALASKA, IN SUMMER. THE AVERAGE EXTENT
OF THE SEA’S ICE IN 2019 WAS THE LOWEST SINCE SATELLITES BEGAN TRACKING IT IN 1978. WITHOUT ICE,
COASTAL VILLAGERS CAN’T HUNT MANY OF THE ANIMALS THEY’VE RELIED ON FOR GENERATIONS.