Climate Change Effects on Traditional Inupiaq Food Cellars

• Main Authors: Michael Brubaker, Jacob Bell, Alicia Rolin
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Point Hope; Inupiaq
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.514.9249; http://www.anthc.org/chs/ces/climate/upload/final-cch-bulletin-1-underground-food-cellars-with-cca-change.pdf

This paper reports on a special concern identified in Point Hope during a recent Climate Change Assessment: the thawing of traditional food storage cellars due to warming soil temperature. This phenomenon is reducing the quality and quantity of food available to residents of Point Hope. Climate change is a likely cause and adaptive strategies are necessary to restore food security for Point Hope and other communities that depend on traditional storage cellars.