Erosion and flooding-threats to coastal Infrastructure in the Arctic : a case study from Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, Canada

• Main Authors: Radosavljevic, Boris, Lantuit, Hugues, Pollard, Wayne, Overduin, Paul, Couture, Nicole, Sachs, Torsten, Helm, Veit, Fritz, Michael
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Universität Potsdam 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Herschel Island; The Spit; Yukon; Climate change; Herschel
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25932/publishup-43227; https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/43227

Arctic coastal infrastructure and cultural and archeological sites are increasingly vulnerable to erosion and flooding due to amplified warming of the Arctic, sea level rise, lengthening of open water periods, and a predicted increase in frequency of major storms. Mitigating these hazards necessitat...