The melting Permafrost in Nunavik, Quebec is causing landslides and posing serious challenges to the local communities. The changing temperatures in the region are causing winters to be shorter and summers longer, leading to the thawing of the permafrost. This has resulted in two landslides in Salluit this year alone. Researchers from Université Laval are working with locals to study the ground and develop strategies for adaptation. Concerns include limited access to land, hunting, and fishing, as well as unstable homes. Communities have a limited time frame of 10-30 years to adopt adaptation measures before the permafrost thaw accelerates.

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