Katie Basile

Photojournalist and Documentary Storyteller

Climate Change Comes for the Freezers - The New York Times

School: University of Montana

Hooper Bay, Alaska is recoverin...per Bay, Alaska. Hooper Bay USA

Hooper Bay, Alaska is recovering from the impacts of Typhoon Merbok which brought 80-mile (double-check) an hour winds and an 8-foot storm surge into the village. September 24, 2022 in Hooper Bay, Alaska. Hooper Bay USA

Frieda Stone and Elias Stone st...od was salvaged. Hooper Bay USA

Frieda Stone and Elias Stone stay at a family member's home in Hooper Bay, Alaska on September 23, 2022. Mrs. Stone and Mr. Stone lost their home during Typhoon Merbok, fortunately their freezers and subsistence food was salvaged. Hooper Bay USA

Red Cross representatives asses...tember 23, 2022. Hooper Bay USA

Red Cross representatives assess the home of Elias and Frieda Stone in Hooper Bay, Alaska on September 23, 2022. Hooper Bay USA

A prayer written by Frieda Ston... Typhoon Merbok. Hooper Bay USA

A prayer written by Frieda Stone hangs on a support beam under her home which was destroyed by Typhoon Merbok. Hooper Bay, Alaska on September 23, 2022. Mrs. Stone tied the prayer to the beam to protect her freezers full of subsistence food just before evacuating during Typhoon Merbok. Hooper Bay USA

All-terrain vehicles fill Airpo...oying two homes. Hooper Bay USA

All-terrain vehicles fill Airport Street in Hooper Bay, Alaska on September 23, 2022. During Typhoon Merbok several feet of water flooded Airport Street destroying two homes. Hooper Bay USA

Bernetta Rivers opens her freez...ot so fortunate. Hooper Bay USA

Bernetta Rivers opens her freezer after a recent power outage on September 24, 2022 in Hooper Bay, Alaska. Most people were able to salvage their frozen subsistence food after the power outage in Hooper Bay, but many people in other communities hit by Typhoon Merbok were not so fortunate. Hooper Bay USA

Salmonberries, blackberries, se...d chest freezer. Hooper Bay USA

Salmonberries, blackberries, seal meat, herring eggs and a duck are preserved in Bernetta Rivers’ freezer on September 24, 2022 in Hooper Bay, Alaska. The power was out for 36-hours during Typhoon Merbok but fortunately food gathered over the spring and summer stayed frozen in Ms. Rivers’ insulated chest freezer. Hooper Bay USA

Bernetta Rivers’ pull...tember 24, 2022. Hooper Bay USA

Bernetta Rivers’ pulls frozen whale meat from the freezers in her Arctic entryway in Hooper Bay, Alaska on September 24, 2022. Hooper Bay USA

The kitchen walls of Clarence a...per Bay, Alaska. Hooper Bay USA

The kitchen walls of Clarence and Helen Smith are adorned with family photos and utensils on September 24, 2022 in Hooper Bay, Alaska. Hooper Bay USA

The bluffs in Hooper Bay functi... Typhoon Merbok. Hooper Bay USA

The bluffs in Hooper Bay function as a barrier between the Bering Sea and village on September 23, 2022. High water and winds eroded the bluffs down during Typhoon Merbok. Hooper Bay USA

The Bering Sea coast in Hooper ...tember 23, 2022. Hooper Bay USA

The Bering Sea coast in Hooper Bay, Alaska on September 23, 2022. Hooper Bay USA

A float from a fishing net and ...per Bay, Alaska. Hooper Bay USA

A float from a fishing net and other debris sit on top of tundra berries on September 23, 2022 in Hooper Bay, Alaska. Hooper Bay USA

A telephone pole doubles as a t...over eight feet. Hooper Bay USA

A telephone pole doubles as a tool to measure flood severity in Hooper Bay, Alaska on September 23, 2022. The storm surge during Typhoon Merbok was over eight feet. Hooper Bay USA

From Left: Ronald Bell, Ladaini...per Bay, Alaska. Hooper Bay USA

From Left: Ronald Bell, Ladainian Smith, Tessie Rivers Smith, Kencalnguq Rivers Smith and Ephrem Smith (back) depart for a moose hunting and fishing trip on September 24, 2022 in Hooper Bay, Alaska. Hooper Bay USA