MERTARVIK, Alaska (AP) — Growing up along the banks of the Ninglick River in western Alaska, Ashley Tom would look out of her window after strong storms from the Bering Sea hit her village and ...

Mertarvik School is a public school located in Mertarvik, AK, which is in a remote rural setting. The student population of Mertarvik School is 42 and the school serves PK-12. At Mertarvik School ...

It all rains down on the crowd of women below. According to elders in Mertarvik, these women’s gatherings have been happening in Alaska’s Yup’ik region in the spring and fall for generations.

MERTARVIK — Growing up along the banks of the Ninglick River in Southwest Alaska, Ashley Tom would look out of her window after strong storms from the Bering Sea hit her village and notice ...

Erosion has tilted power poles precariously in Newtok, Alaska. (Rick Bowmer/AP) For now, the rush is on to get 18 temporary homes that arrived in Mertarvik on a barge set up before winter sets in.

MERTARVIK, Alaska (AP) — Growing up along the banks of the Ninglick River in western Alaska, Ashley Tom would look out of her window after strong storms from the Bering Sea hit her village and notice ...