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NO ORDINARY RISKS: FROM HUDSON BAY TO THE ARCTIC SEA
James Anderson and James Green Stewart continued their journey along the Great Fish River, travelling from Beechey Lake toward the Arctic Sea some hundreds of miles distant. They are now in modern-day Nunavut. #Nunavut #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #NoOrdinaryRisks https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/james-andersons-journey-8/ -
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Been offline for a while, visiting #Nunavut ( Mikkimataliq/ Pond Inlet) and a bunch of stops on Devon Island and Greenland (Illusisat, Sisimiut) but back in Nuuk now. Great trip. More later.
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We hit the ground running yesterday when we arrived back home. Our annual sealift arrived Friday and the ship would be done Saturday afternoon. We have five crates, plus more from the lumber supply business here.
Sealift day is a little like having all your birthdays at once on the day the circus comes to town.
Here’s the MV Zélada Desgagnes at anchor.
We only opened 2 crates that had our household stuff. The largest, 8’ x 8’ x 4’, was packed with stuff, and shuffled from the crate to the living room, to (mostly) the spare bedroom and other places it will live. The other crate was mostly solar, tools, and fuel drums, but had household stuff as well so it needed to be opened. #Nunavut #Sealift
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The hotel I’m staying in was built in China. Each room was shipped over, completely done and furnished, and then put together like giant Lego blocks. #Nunavut
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Just landed down south in Iqaluit, which was interesting. Walked in the hotel room and got a call that there’s a bear at the cabin. Father-in-law is trying to scare it away. #Nunavut #CabinLife
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I’m three panels short of a deck. But so in phase, in our dance hall days.
It was quitting time and I was running out of adhesive. Also peeling PL 400 of one’s hands is much more satisfying than trying to peel PL Premium off. Stuff is chasing acoustic sealant for difficulty in cleaning. #WorkshopBuild #Nunavut
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Mapping Snow On Northern Winter Roads - A Dual-Frequency Polarimetric Radar Approach For Snow Characterization Over Land, Lake And Sea Ice
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4367-2026 <-- shared paper
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H/T @Monojit Saha | Geospatial Analysis | Remote Sensing | Satellite Altimetry | Cryosphere
“Winter roads are essential transportation links for many remote northern communities, but their safety and reliability depend strongly on snow conditions and ice growth. In this study [link above], [the authors] evaluated a fully polarimetric, dual-frequency Ku- and Ka-band radar approach for retrieving snow depth across landfast sea ice, lake ice, and tundra.
Using field measurements near Churchill, Manitoba, and Resolute Bay, Nunavut [Canada], [they] found that the approach produced snow-depth retrieval bias and error within 3 cm over landfast ice, with encouraging Ku-band performance over frozen ground as well. [They] also developed an interface-detection approach for lake ice that can retrieve both snow depth and ice thickness - a promising direction for characterizing conditions relevant to winter-road planning and safety…”
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“Winter roads are lifelines for remote northern communities. Built over land, lakes, rivers, and sea ice, these travel routes are increasingly vulnerable to warming temperatures and variable precipitation. To ensure safety and adapt to these changes, operators require high-resolution monitoring of snow depth across these diverse surfaces, as natural snow accumulation dictates ice growth rates, route viability and road stability. This study extends our polarimetric radar method, previously demonstrated on pack ice, to landfast sea ice, tundra, and frozen lakes and assesses how well we can retrieve snow depth over these surfaces. Results indicate consistency with earlier sea ice analyses, maintaining a mean snow depth retrieval bias and error within 3 cm over the landfast ice. Promising performance is also found over frozen ground using Ku-band (mean biases less than 6 cm). To address the specific challenge of lake ice, which includes strong returns from the ice/water interface, we present a new interface-detection technique that simultaneously retrieves snow depth and ice thickness. While current validation focuses on undisturbed snow, this approach could provide a path forward for characterizing the cryospheric environment in a way that can directly support the optimization of winter roads…”
#Cryosphere #RemoteSensing #Snow #SeaIce #LakeIce #WinterRoads #characterisation #ArcticResearch #EarthObservation #PolarScience #maintainence #ploughing #winter #roads #transportation #northern #communities #mines #FirstNation #canada #remotesensing #polarimetric #radar #snowdepth #ice #landfastice #iceroad #tundra #Churchill #Manitoba #ResoluteBay #Nunavut #monitoring #planning #safety #trucking #freight -
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Growing food for astronauts in space starts with Inuit in Nunavut
Nunavummiut already face daily challenges that astronauts will contend with on long-distance space flights
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Inuit artist Helen Konek was 17 years old when she was photographed walking into her family’s igloo in 1949, just outside what was then known as Eskimo Point (now Arviat, Nunavut).
Richard Harrington, a freelance photographer who had an interest in the North, took the photos of Helen while travelling in the Arctic that year.
His work was purchased by Canada's National Archives, the Smithsonian and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Helen died July 25 at the age of 95, but is forever immortalized in Harrington's images.
"I'm glad the image went viral, because even up to today, Canadians don't know where Nunavut is. They don't know who Inuit are," - Jordan Konek, Helen's nephew
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Busy airport this morning as well. Four planes on the apron. #Nunavut
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In-laws went fishing this weekend. #Nunavut #ArcticChar
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A milestone I forgot to mention. The Sun began setting yesterday. Will be still 24 hour light for a couple more weeks. #Nunavut
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The MV Seaward Endeavour, an oil recovery vessel, and the MV Bliss, a super yacht owned by Evan Spiegal of Snapchat lie at anchor in Arctic Bay. #Nunavut
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Sirmilik: Glacier-Carved Narwhal Nursery
Sirmilik National Park in Nunavut, meaning 'place of glaciers,' is more than ice. Its waters, including Lancaster Sound, are a critical summering area and migratory route for a huge portion of the world's narwhal population. The park's fjords and sea ice create a vital habitat where these 'unicorns of the sea' feed and raise their young. #Canada #Sirmilik #Nunavut #Narwhal 🇨🇦
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There will be a partial solar eclipse for southern Canada 🇨🇦, but a total solar eclipse for a part of ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (Nunavut) :flagnu: and Europe 🌍 on the 12 August 2026
https://espacepourlavie.ca/en/august-12-2026-solar-eclipse
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Il y aura une éclipse solaire partielle pour le sud du Canada 🇨🇦, mais une éclipse totale pour une partie du ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (Nunavut) :flagnu: et l'Europe 🌍 le 12 aout 2026 -
The SV Ningaloo at anchor in Arctic Bay. Owned by an Australian Billionaire. #Nunavut
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Indigenous guardianship in Nunavut’s western ArcticProtecting the pristine Kitikmeot region
-Indigenous governance
-conservation outcomes, such as protection for ecosystems, species and cultural values
-the interweaving of Indigenous knowledge and western science
-long-term stewardship, often involving Guardian programs
#Nunavut #ecology #Conservation
#Canada #Arctichttps://www.arcticwwf.org/the-circle/stories/protecting-the-pristine-kitikmeot-region/
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We’re cosplaying Russians right now. Only a metre of gas left in the tanks. Not sure when the tanker is scheduled to arrive. #Nunavut