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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Espace populations sociétés |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/eps/10497 |