Ross River Community Hazard Maps For Climate Adaptation

12,000 landscape hazard maps assess geological risks under future climate conditions for the Ross River community. The Yukon Government produced these maps by integrating surficial geology, permafrost data, and climate projections. Data visualizes hazards like landslides and flooding in stoplight colors for land-use planning.

Use Cases

• Train a segmentation model to classify hazard zones (e.g., landslides, permafrost stability) from the stoplight-colored map outputs.
• Analyze correlations between surficial geology features and identified flooding or landslide hazards for risk modeling.
• Incorporate future climate projections and topography data to forecast changes in permafrost stability over time.

Strengths

• Maps integrate multiple data layers including surficial geology, permafrost distribution, and future climate projections.
• Analysis is grounded in site-specific permafrost data from methods like ground penetrating radar and borehole measurements.
• Output is designed for practical application, using intuitive stoplight colors to support community adaptation planning.

Limitations

• Data scope is limited to the Ross River community area, not representative of broader Yukon hazards.
• Underlying methodology and detailed inputs require consulting a separate report, adding a step for full understanding.
• The map format (HTML, ESRI REST) may require GIS software for advanced spatial analysis, limiting accessibility for some users.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon, distributed via GeoYukon.

Collection Method

Hazard assessment coordinated by the Northern Climate ExChange, integrating multiple geological and climatological datasets.

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Geography

Ross River community area, Yukon, Canada.