Episode 2
Invisible Hands
When a major storm hit Shishmaref, Alaska in 2005, the town became a poster child for climate change in the Arctic. Dramatic pictures of houses falling into the sea showed up in news outlets around the world. But the story here starts way before that storm.
![Brent and Elmer play along the shore before sunset.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c53b4bcf80a14b060818ba/1536708934338-97PI49R40QA8AJEGY58H/Threshold-S2-Walter-Shismaref-Alaska_NICK-MOTT.jpg)
![The sea wall, just like the coast, is gradually wearing away.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c53b4bcf80a14b060818ba/1536709078279-B2S1L389RF7RDJNV1UXT/SamplePhotos-03847.jpg)
![Nora Kuzuguk, 70, recounts stories from her childhood.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c53b4bcf80a14b060818ba/1536709040307-QC2DOLME4OFJEC14G608/170815_04149_Raw.jpg)
![Winfred Obruk, 78, says the beach used to extend way out beyond where it ends now.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c53b4bcf80a14b060818ba/1536709038061-JYMNM9YTLLSROS9UUO6D/170815_04131_Raw.jpg)
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invisible Hands
At the end of this episode, the Shishmaref church choir sings “Invisible Hands” by Hank Snow. The lyrics and original recording can be found here.