Melting Highways
How do you stay safe on a road that's always changing? In Nunatsiavut, the ice acts as a highway linking community members to resources and families. With the seasons shifting and ice melting earlier each year, travel has become increasingly hazardous. This episode highlights how Inuit communities are merging Traditional Knowledge with modern technology to monitor ice conditions and ensure safe travel.
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Monitor ice thickness: Students design their own ice-monitoring log to collect data on local ice conditions, then record their observations to contribute to a citizen science project.
