A new atlas exploring everything about permafrost has been published this month, something those behind the project hope will give readers a fresh understanding on the changes occuring in the Arctic. “It’s really hard to picture what permafrost is when you only see it online,” Hugues Lantuit, a permafrost expert and the atlas project coordinator, said in a phone interview. “That’s precisely what we aimed to accomplish with this project.”Importance of Arctic voicesThe Arctic Permafrost Atlas includes 176 pages featuring maps, illustrations, and photographs, as well as unexpected elements such as artwork and testimonials from individuals residing and working on Arctic permafrost. The project brought together social scientists, physical scientists, economists, Arctic residents, and engineers, among others, to examine permafrost changes in the North. “You get the sense of the information exchange across the polar communities that gets us out of that unidimensional axis between the South and the North.

Source: CBC News October 28, 2023 08:21 UTC