During Merbok, winds in Golovin reach above 60 mph, knocking out power lines which later destroyed freezers full of summer subsistence catches. Water rose to as high as 12.5 feet in some places, ...

Today, at 65, he is still living there, considered one of the most challenging places to travel to in the Arctic. It makes repairing his single-story home just as taxing. He said he longs for the days ...