Landscape Hazard Maps for Burwash Destruction Bay, Yukon

Yukon's Burwash Destruction Bay area is covered by landscape hazard maps assessing geological risks under future climate conditions. The Northern Climate Exchange coordinated the project, integrating data on surficial geology, permafrost distribution, topography, and climate trends. Maps use stoplight colors to identify hazards like landslides, permafrost instability, and flooding for community planning.

Use Cases

• Identify areas of permafrost stability risk for infrastructure planning using the hazard map classifications.
• Analyze landslide susceptibility by correlating hazard map zones with underlying surficial geology and slope data.
• Model future flood hazards by integrating the map's assessments with hydrological and climatological trend analyses.
• Support land-use management decisions by interpreting the stoplight-colored hazard zones within an adaptation planning framework.

Strengths

• Maps integrate multiple specialized data inputs including surficial geology, permafrost distribution, and future climate projections.
• Analysis methodology and data inputs are detailed in an accompanying downloadable report.
• Hazard presentation uses an intuitive stoplight color system designed for community decision-makers.

Limitations

• Spatial coverage is limited to the specific community area of Burwash Destruction Bay.
• Data is presented as map services (ESRI REST) which requires GIS software for full analytical use.
• Underlying raw tabular data (rows, columns) and sample data are unavailable for direct statistical analysis.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon, distributed via GeoYukon.

Collection Method

Hazard assessment coordinated by the Northern Climate Exchange, incorporating surficial geology, topography, permafrost data, and climate analyses.

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Geography

Burwash Destruction Bay area, Yukon, Canada.