Chief Dana Tizya-Tramm says declaring a climate change emergency is not only good governance, but is his community's responsibility to the rest of the world. (Alexandra Byers/CBC News)"It is just a matter of time before this declaration will land on other tables among the other 14 First Nations in the Yukon," Tizya-Tramm said. Temperatures are rising across the north, there is less snow cover, winter is warmer and wetter and the permafrost is thawing. (Karen McColl/CBC)The people of Old Crow are watching the effects of climate change unfold firsthand; recent reports only confirm what they already know. Temperatures are rising, there is less snow cover, winter is warmer and wetter and the permafrost is thawing.

Source: CBC News April 11, 2019 13:02 UTC