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Coastal town prepares for tsunami, plans inland move

by Digital Team
November 1, 2022

An artist’s rendering depicts Tahola Village in Grays Harbor County. Tribal planners say the town would end up largely underwater should a tsunami hit. (Credit: U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit)

The Quinault Indian Nation has been planning for a decade to relocate Tahola Village and its 600 residents to higher ground about a half mile inland. Now the added threats of climate change and rising sea levels make the move more urgent than ever. Click play to hear Corwin Haeck’s report.

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