Permafrost researchers in the Yukon will have access to a mobile research unit as part of the new Permafrost Institute at the YukonU Research Centre, thanks to a $400,000 donation from the Bank of Montreal. The new mobile research unit will make it easier for scientists to study permafrost along the territory's highways and in remote communities, says Fabrice Calmels, the research chair in permafrost and geoscience at the university. We also worked a lot around the Yukon highways," Calmels said. Busy summer ahead for permafrost researchersResearchers with the Permafrost Institute have a busy summer ahead. It also includes work with Yukon Highways and Public Works and Transport Canada to develop risk assessments for the Alaska and Dempster highways.

Source: CBC News June 07, 2021 20:15 UTC