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than the rest of the world. While Churchill isn’t quite as bad off because it’s south of the Arctic Circle, “it’s something we take seriously,” Spence said.“It’s a matter of finding the right blend in how you adapt to climate change,” Spence said. “And work with it.”

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for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas atTAHOLAH, Wash. (AP) — Standing water lies beneath the home Sonny Curley shares with his parents and three children on the Quinault reservation a few steps from the Pacific Ocean in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. The back deck is rotting, and black mold speckles the walls inside, leaving the 46-year-old fisherman feeling drained if he spends too much time in the house.

“You can tell your body’s not right; it’s fighting,” said Curley, standing in the family’s kitchen. “You’re using your energy to fight something that’s not supposed to be there.”

Sonny Curley holds his necklace as he speaks about the home he shares with his children and parents Wednesday, May 22, 2024, on the Quinault reservation in Taholah, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)A woman carries her dog as she walks on a street with pieces of broken glass at the site of a residential building that was damaged after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

A woman carries her dog as she walks on a street with pieces of broken glass at the site of a residential building that was damaged after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)People take shelter at Kontraktova Ploshcha subway station during a Russian drone and missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Illia Novikov)

People take shelter at Kontraktova Ploshcha subway station during a Russian drone and missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Illia Novikov)Local residents walk on a street with pieces of broken glass at the site of a residential building that was damaged after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)