Extremes of summer climate trigger thousands of thermokarst landslides in a High Arctic environment

Retrogressive thaw slumps (RTS) are landslides caused by melting ground ice in permafrost areas. Based on Google Earth Engine Timelapse data, the authors show an unprecedented 60-fold increase in RTS numbers for Banks Island, Canada, from 1984 to 2015 due to a warming summer climate.

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Antoni G. Lewkowicz, Robert G. Way
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
Subjects:
Science
Q
Arctic
Canada
Banks Island
Ice
permafrost
Thermokarst
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09314-7
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Extremes of summer climate trigger thousands of thermokarst landslides in a High Arctic environment
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description Retrogressive thaw slumps (RTS) are landslides caused by melting ground ice in permafrost areas. Based on Google Earth Engine Timelapse data, the authors show an unprecedented 60-fold increase in RTS numbers for Banks Island, Canada, from 1984 to 2015 due to a warming summer climate.
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