It’s been quite some time, but welcome back to another edition of Movement Monday in which we discuss all things climate and take a quick action or two on behalf of frontline communities bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. Today’s post focuses on Alaska. First, if you’re able please consider making a much-needed donation to the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund in the aftermath of Typhoon Halong that devastated western Alaska in October.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong brought record-breaking winds and flooding to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta overnight on Oct. 12, hitting the Kuskokwim Delta coast especially hard. High water, immense damage, and other storm impacts prompted hundreds of people to evacuate from their homes to other villages, Bethel, and Anchorage. In the wake of the storm, one woman was found dead. Two of her family members remain missing.

Evacuating people from storm-damaged communities represented the largest airlift in state history, according to state officials. The storm’s impact prompted both state and federal disaster declarations. Many from the hardest-hit communities don’t know when or if they will be able to return home.

A residential neighborhood of Bethel flooded by the remnant storm of Typhoon Halong on Oct. 12, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Selena Allgiq James via KYUK Public Media)

You’d think we as a species would be more thoughtful about our actions in the face of climate-induced death, destruction, and displacement. You’d be wrong. Because what does this (and every other administration) want to do? Give more handouts to the oil and gas industry. Which brings us to Ask #2 of this post.

Via Earthjustice: please take two minutes to personalize your comment letting this administration know why you DO NOT want them to drill in Alaska’s Arctic. There are SO many reasons this is a bad idea including the fact the federal government is already paying out MILLIONS of dollars in disaster recovery and drilling for oil will only accelerate/deepen the crisis and disasters. COMMENTS DUE BY NOVEMBER 21.

I get that you might be hesitant to write a letter which can feel like screaming into the void. And yet, if we don’t make any noise, what’s the point? Two minutes of time to register your thoughts and opinions. If you need further convincing, scroll through some images of communities in western Alaska that were decimated by that typhoon. Do we really want anyone else to suffer that way? Again, donations gratefully accepted here.

Either way, thank you for reading and your consideration. I’m trying to post here more frequently despite feelings of overwhelm, exhaustion, and grief.

As always, solidarity!