Pelly Crossing Community Hazard Maps for Climate Adaptation

Landscape hazard maps for Pelly Crossing, Yukon, assess geological risks under future climate conditions. The maps integrate surficial geology, permafrost distribution, topography, and climate trend analyses to identify landslides, permafrost instability, and flooding hazards. Created by the Northern Climate ExChange, these maps use stoplight colors to support community land-use and adaptation planning.

Use Cases

• Model landslide susceptibility by analyzing topography slope and aspect data integrated with surficial geology.
• Assess permafrost stability risks for infrastructure planning using permafrost distribution maps and site-specific ground data.
• Identify flood hazard zones by combining analyses of past hydrological trends with future climate projections.
• Support land-use management decisions by interpreting the stoplight-colored hazard map within an adaptation planning framework.

Strengths

• Maps integrate multiple specialized data inputs including surficial geology, permafrost data, and 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 of Pelly Crossing, Yukon.
• Dataset format (HTML, ESRI REST) may require GIS software or specialized knowledge for full analysis.
• Underlying data inputs' resolution, vintage, and completeness are not specified in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon, distributed via GeoYukon.

Collection Method

Hazard assessment synthesized from surficial geology maps, topography, permafrost studies, and climate trend analyses.

Time Range

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Geography

Pelly Crossing, Yukon, Canada.