In the Arctic tundra of Alaska, climate change is forcing an Alaskan native village to relocate.

Rising temperatures are melting the ice under the ground called permafrost.

The melted ice then mixes with the soil, creating unstable land.

The U-PIC people call it Alaskan quicksand.

From Alaska, Amalia Huyomarchant and a team from the Medill School of Journalism

report.

The houses, it's sinking. Every year my floor falls six inches, whole around the house.

Edna Chase, 60 years old, lives in the Alaskan village of Nunapichuk.

She's been in this home for 53 years, but now, due to rising temperatures, the permafrost underground is melting.

Her house is sinking in what they call Alaskan quicksand.

There's no more foundation. It's under the ground.

I've got three floors, two underwater, and the top one can't dry.

Sometimes I have to have five fans going. Man, it stinks in here.

She has to pump the water from under her house every 15 minutes to keep it from flooding.

You see the water from under her house every 15 minutes to keep it from flooding. You see the water? 700 U-PIC natives call Nunapichuk home.

Water is a major threat to village infrastructure, but it's also a part of daily life.

The village is divided into three islands by the Johnson River,

where kids swim, people fish for subsistence,

and the post office delivers packages by boat.

The melting permafrost affects every aspect of life here.

The only way to get around is walking on boardwalks,

which are in constant need of repair.

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