The development of Kangiqsualujjuaq and the threat of snow avalanches in a permafrost degradation context, Nunavik, Canada

Slope processes are active in the rolling plateau landscapes of Nunavik, Northern Québec, Canada. There are a few short but very steep escarpments in this region. On January 1st, 1999 a powerful snow avalanche struck Kangiqsualujjuaq, one of the 14 Inuit villages in Nunavik. Nine people died and 25...

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Autori principali:	Decaulne, Armelle, Bhiry, Najat, Faucher-Roy, Janie, Boily, Clara Pelletier
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	Université de Lille 2021
Soggetti:	Canada croissance démographique village nordique versants couche active avalanches demographic growth Nordic village slopes active layer snow avalanches
Accesso online:	https://doi.org/10.4000/eps.10497 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13089/fto1 https://journals.openedition.org/eps/10497
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