When ‘Perma’ Is No Longer ‘Perma’: Investigating Permafrost Degradation in Churchill, Manitoba

• Main Author: Street, Emma
• Other Authors: Theimann, Gregory
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Periglacial geography; Permafrost; Churchill; Manitoba; Northern community development; Subarctic environments; Gough; Chipewyan; inuit; permafrost; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/38383

This major paper explores the physical, economic, and cultural consequences of thawing permafrost in Churchill, Manitoba. By analysing a combination of texts and permafrost data, this paper examines how permafrost degradation will reshape Churchill’s make up in future years. The research questions I...