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The Dr. Neil Trivett Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory is an atmospheric baseline station operated by Environment and Climate Change Canada located about 6 km (3.7 mi) south south-west of Alert, Nunavut, on the north-eastern tip of Ellesmere Island, about 800 km (500 mi) south of the geographic North Pole.
The project submitted a video to the United Nations for the 2009 COP15 Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change which was presented at the National Gallery of Denmark. [6] As of April 2011, Kunuk is developing a project with Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond about the 18th century conflict between Cree and Inuit, which lasted almost a century. [7]
Young Voices on Climate Change [1] is a film series created by the US based non-profit organization of the same name. The series present identified solutions which could help tackle the climate crisis, as it shows environmental initiatives planned and implementations possible, by children from the United States of America, Europe, India, Africa and Siberia.
Gjoa Haven (/ ˌ dʒ oʊ ˈ h eɪ v ən /; Inuktitut: Uqsuqtuuq, syllabics: ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ Inuktitut pronunciation: [uq.suq.tuːq], meaning "lots of fat", referring to the abundance of sea mammals in the nearby waters; French pronunciation: [ɡʒɔa avɑ̃] or [ɡʒɔa evən]) is an Inuit hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, located in the Kitikmeot Region, 1,056 km (656 mi ...
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, Isachsen and the surrounding area has the worst weather in Canada with a Climate Severity Index of 99 out of a possible 100. [2] The climate of Isachsen is a severe tundra climate, with short, cool summers and long, cold winters. The record high is 22.2 °C (72.0 °F) on July 21, 1962, and the ...
Nunavut: Our Land is a Canadian docudrama series, which aired in 1994 and 1995. [1] Created by Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn through their Isuma studio to mark the 1993 passage of the Nunavut Act that authorized the creation of the territory of Nunavut, [2] the 13-episode series featured short films of contemporary Inuit people recreating historical scenes of Inuit culture and society.
Arctic Pilot Project (Canada), Environmental Statement: Melville Island Components, Calgary: Arctic Pilot Project, 1979; Barnett, D.; et al. Terrain Characterization and Evaluation An Example from Eastern Melville Island, Paper (Geological Survey of Canada), 76–23, Ottawa: Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 1977, ISBN 0-660-00812-2
Nunavik is a vast territory located in the northernmost part of Quebec. It lies in both the Arctic and subarctic climate zones.Altogether, about 12,000 people live in Nunavik's communities, and this number has been growing in line with the tendency for high population growth in indigenous communities.