#nunavut — Public Fediverse posts

"A scenario roughly representative of current global #climate policies in which global emissions of #greenhousegases stabilize and then decline towards the end of the century corresponds to a future climate for #Canada that is far from benign. Under this scenario, Canada is projected to warm through the century, with an average temperature increase (mean estimate) of 5°C by 2081 to 2100 relative to 1850 to 1900, while there is a greater than 50% chance that warming will exceed 10°C in much of #Nunavut in winter."

Second edition of Canada’s Changing Climate Report (CCCR2026)

Report summary - Canada.ca

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/science-technology/changing-climate-report-2026/cccr-report-summary-en.html

Another free ride for #extractive industries in the poorest part of #Canada. https://yellowknifer.com/2026/09/02/baffinland-did-not-pay-corporate-income-taxes-from-2021-to-2025/

#mining #Nunavut #exploitation #poverty

Another free ride for #extractive industries in the poorest part of #Canada. https://yellowknifer.com/2026/09/02/baffinland-did-not-pay-corporate-income-taxes-from-2021-to-2025/

#mining #Nunavut #exploitation #poverty

Another free ride for #extractive industries in the poorest part of #Canada. https://yellowknifer.com/2026/09/02/baffinland-did-not-pay-corporate-income-taxes-from-2021-to-2025/

#mining #Nunavut #exploitation #poverty

Another free ride for #extractive industries in the poorest part of #Canada. https://yellowknifer.com/2026/09/02/baffinland-did-not-pay-corporate-income-taxes-from-2021-to-2025/

#mining #Nunavut #exploitation #poverty

Another free ride for #extractive industries in the poorest part of #Canada. https://yellowknifer.com/2026/09/02/baffinland-did-not-pay-corporate-income-taxes-from-2021-to-2025/

#mining #Nunavut #exploitation #poverty

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

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 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirmilik_National_Park

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 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirmilik_National_Park

This powerful little #film premiered today. #Inuit of Kugluktuk, #Nunavut speak for the #caribou and against the #CarneyCon's reckless major project - the Gray's Port and Road through the caribou habitat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR0JgJfcEVQ

#cdnpoli #Arctic #ecosystems

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 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirmilik_National_Park

Nunavut fuel resupply could cost ‘tens of millions of dollars’ more because of U.S. war with Iran
#Nunavut #Canada #Iran #MiddleEast #OilPrices #Arctic #EnergyCrisis #CostOfLiving #FuelCosts #Economy #NorthernCanada #EnergyMarket #Inflation #OilSupply
https://the-14.com/nunavut-fuel-resupply-could-cost-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-more-because-of-u-s-war-with-iran/

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 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirmilik_National_Park

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 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirmilik_National_Park

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 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirmilik_National_Park

Greetings, fellow Fedizens. Winter solstice has passed and the days are getting longer, hooray. (Those of us in the Southern half, your time will come.)

Another hour, and the first slightly longer day will begin in my part of the world. The sky is already brightening, and the birds in the garden are busy announcing the new day.

This is as good a day as any to celebrate Joan Mastodon's special ambassodor in the Arctic, the wonderful @NunavutBirder. He too has reason to rejoice: for him up in #Nunavut, it's only six weeks until the sun will rise again, ending the long unbroken arctic winter night:

https://mas.to/@NunavutBirder/115759119915106138

May 2026 be the year where the ever extending political and cultural darkness begins to recede.

#WinterSolstice #MayTheDarknessEnd #KindnessWillPrevail

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 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirmilik_National_Park

Rusty sheet piling on a mooring dolphin at Iqaluit on Baffin Island, Nunavut. #marine #steel #reflection #abstractphotography #detail #water #interface #structure #steelstructure #ladder #iqaluit #nunavut #north #arctic #portfacility #baffinisland #canada #rust #rusty #engineering #piling #sheetpiling

What a weird #weather pattern in the #arctic right now..
Extremely anomalously warm over #Greenland, #Alaska #Svalbard + #BarentsSea
Cold over #Nunavut

#WeirdWeather
#PolarVortex
http://polarportal.dk/en/weather/nbsp/current-weather/