Climate risks and adaptation practices for the Canadian transportation sector 2016
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Creator | Palko, K G; Lemmen, D S |
| Summary | The greatest warming (2.6°C) occurred in the Mackenzie District. These changes have considerable impacts on the people, land, ecosystems, and infrastructure. Permafrost degradation poses both immediate and future risks to northern transportation infrastructure. Changes to the regional climate have reduced the operating windows and load capacities of some winter roads in recent years, in some cases resulting in costly adjustments. Winter roads serve as a key seasonal component of some territories' transportation infrastructure (particularly in the Northwest Territories) and are critical for community re-supply.Increasing temperatures have led to a rapid decrease in sea ice extent, and reduced volumes of multi-year sea ice. While these changes are slowly opening up waterways to new navigational routes, the increased mobility of summer sea ice, as well as increased coastal erosion and storm surge flooding, present ongoing difficulties for shipping, exploration, and associated coastal infrastructure. |
| Local Relevance | Exploring potential future issues with northern transportion |
| Notes | |
| Tags | Economics,Ice,Snow,Permafrost,Temperature,Coast |
| Geographic Region | NWT |
| Release Date | 2017-01-01 |
| Last Modified Date | 2019-07-15 |
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