The development of Kangiqsualujjuaq and the threat of snow avalanches in a permafrost degradation context, Nunavik, Canada
International audience 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 apowerful snow avalanche struck Kangiqsualujjuaq, one of the 14 Inuit villages in Nunavik. Nin...
Published in: | Espace populations sociétés |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2021
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Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-03164690 https://hal.science/hal-03164690/document https://hal.science/hal-03164690/file/EPS_2021-Decaulne_HAL.pdf https://doi.org/10.4000/eps.10497 |