Barriers islands in the Arctic make up nearly a quarter of the world's barrier islands, and they're more vulnerable to climate change than islands anywhere else in the world. The reason: melting of sea ice and the permafrost that buffers Arctic islands from waves have left them susceptible to constant pounding from storms.
Homelessness Defined. Homelessness is a temporary condition that people fall into when they cannot afford to pay for a place to live, or when their current home is unsafe or unstable.
HUD adopted the Federal definition which defines a chronically homeless person as. âeither (1) an unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition who. has been continuously homeless for a year or more, OR (2) an unaccompanied. individual with a disabling condition who has had at least four episodes of.