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NWT Thermokarst Mapping Collective
This project addresses an important knowledge gap on the distribution of thaw-sensitive permafrost terrain across the NWT. -
Knowledge Agenda: Northern Research for Northern Priorities
The Knowledge Agenda: Northern Research for Northern Priorities 2025 outlines the research priorities of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT). -
The Misallocation of Climate Research Funding
This report highlights the need for stronger, more rigorous social science research, as current studies often lack consistency, clear methods, and real-world relevance. It also... -
Dramatic changes to the waters of the Inuvik (Inuuvik) region, NWT
We monitored all aspects of water at sites along the Inuvik (Inuuvik) – Tuktoyaktuk (Tuktuujaqrtuuq) Highway (ITH), including two streams in the area. -
The Role of Massive Ice and Exposed Headwall Properties on Retrogressive Thaw...
This research investigates thaw slump processes on Peninsula Point, using high-resolution topographic data from drone surveys in 2016, 2017 and 2018. -
UAV-SfM and Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis for Measuring Multi-Tempor...
Two coastal sites near Tuktoyaktuk (Tuktuujaqrtuuq) were investigated over a one week and one year time interval, using high-resolution imagery from drones to identify coastal... -
Summary of 2018 Mackenzie Delta Permafrost Field Campaign
This is a study monitoring permafrost thaw due to a warming climate, based around the Beaufort Delta region. -
Elders’ stories of Jean Marie River (Tthek'éhdélı̨): Impacts of permafrost ...
Due to concerns about permafrost thaw and forest fires, changes in caribou habitat in JMRFN traditional territory were documented using traditional knowledge and scientific... -
Dramatic Changes to Waters of the Inuvik (Inuuvik) Region, NWT - NWT Environm...
This bulletin outlines a research project to monitor all aspects of water at sites along the Inuvik (Inuuvik)– Tuktoyaktuk Highway (ITH), including two streams in the area. -
Aquatic Ecosystems in the Fort Good Hope (Rádeyı̨lı̨kóé) Area as Indicator...
We looked at how aquatic bacteria and their functions are changing due to various landscape pressures in the Sahtù Settlement Area (e.g. permafrost thaw, wildfire, land use). -
NWT Environmental Research and Monitoring Results Workshop: Dehcho Region
This report summarizes a workshop held in Fort Simpson (Łı́ı́dlı̨ Kų́ę́) in 2016. Environmental research and monitoring results in the Dehcho region were shared and discussed. -
Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate: Advancing Our Knowledge for Action
This assessment provides evidence-based and quantitative information to show how Canada’s climate is changing, and the effects on health and health systems. -
Report On 2017 Field Activities and Collection of Ground-thermal and Active-l...
This report provides a summary of field activities, and air temperature, ground-thermal and active-layer data acquired in 2017 are provided in graphical and tabular format. -
Permafrost is warming at a global scale
Here we use a global data set of permafrost temperature time series to evaluate temperature change across permafrost regions since 2007. -
Permafrost Degradation Subarctic Canadian Shield
Recent ground temperature and observational data for lithalsas are examined in the context of an inventory of thermokarst ponding between 1945 and 2005. In presentation format. -
Predicting Future Potential Climate-Biomes for the Yukon, Northwest Territori...
This paper investigates how future Yukon, NWT and Alaska biomes may change using clustering methodology, land cover classifications, and historical and projected climate data. -
2023 Arctic Report Card
The 2023 Arctic Report Card provides an overview of the vital signs of the Arctic's land, ocean, and air, and relevant newsworthy reports on emerging issues in the Arctic. -
Variations of Climate, Surface Energy Budget, and Minimum Snow/Ice Extent ove...
Remote sensing is used to derive the annual minimum snow and ice extent over the Canadian Arctic landmass from 2000-2016. -
Pre-Industrial Fire Regimes of the Western Boreal Forest of Canada
This project developed a first approximation summary of the pre-industrial fire regime attributes of the western boreal forest of Canada using the best available knowledge. -
The 2014 NWT Fires – Returning results and determining next steps
This is a followup workshop to the 2015 gathering on forest fire research priorities. Here, results of several major projects are reviewed and next steps determined.
