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Retrogressive thaw slump susceptibility in the northern hemisphere permafrost region

Mean annual temperatures in the Arctic and subarctic have increased in recent decades, increasing the number of permafrost hazards. Retrogressive thaw slumps (RTSs), triggered...

Date updated: 2024-05-29

Date created: 2024-05-29

Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey

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Inventory of mass movement geohazards along the Dempster Highway, Yukon

This report provides comprehensive documentation of landslide, permafrost subsidence and fluvial erosion-related geohazards for the Yukon portion of the Dempster Highway. It...

Date updated: 2016-11-07

Date created: 2016-11-07

Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey

Format: HTML

The Government of Yukon acknowledges that Indigenous Peoples have traditional territories throughout the Yukon and celebrates their role as stewards of the lands and waters and their ongoing connection to this place.