more on newtok

Former Anchorage Daily News reporter Doug O'Harra has this post on the NY Times' recent story on Newtok. O'Harra challenges the claim of widespread permafrost thawing, as well as the claim that Newtok's problem is linked to climate change. He has good links to the Department of Commerce's pages on the village.
On another note, a friend recently offered the following on the terminology of permafrost state changes: "Permafrost does NOT melt! Just like a steak does not melt when you take it out of the freezer - it THAWS."