Although most small towns and villages in Alaska lie along the coastline, the cost of importing food to remote villages can be high, because of the terrain and difficult road conditions, which change dramatically, due to varying climate and precipitation changes.
ɔːlðˈoʊ mˈoʊst smˈɔːl tˈaʊnz ænd vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ɪn ɐlˈæskə lˈaɪ ɐlˈɔŋ ðə kˈoʊstlaɪn, ðə kˈɔst ʌv ɪmpˈoːɹɾɪŋ fˈuːd tə ɹᵻmˈoʊt vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz kæn biː hˈaɪ, bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə tɚɹˈeɪn ænd dˈɪfɪkəlt ɹˈoʊd kəndˈɪʃənz, wˌɪtʃ tʃˈeɪndʒ dɹəmˈæɾɪkli, dˈuː tə vˈɛɹiɪŋ klˈaɪmət ænd pɹɪsˌɪpɪtˈeɪʃən tʃˈeɪndʒᵻz.