The 2nd Nunataryuk General Assembly will take place 24. - 27. September 2019 in Nice, France.

Following the surveys with drones conducted in 2018, the field research this season was done further east, aiming at high quality 3D baseline surveys and data for analysing satellite imagery.

Open, Pack, Close. For a short time, the warehouse looks quite messy for everyone who does not participate in our work.

The fieldwork of WP 1 at Komakuk Beach (Ivvavik National Park, Yukon Territory, CA has been successful. We collected more than 400 soil samples, vegetation, root and water samples.

After our scoping fieldwork to Yakutsk in June, we came back to the Sakha Republic in Russia to continue our research.

On Highway 10 from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk, Guislain, Édouard and Joannie drive on the newly opened road built on the permafrost.

This organic matter, mainly of terrigenous origin, comes in part from the thawing of permafrost caused by global warming, which is particularly intense in the Arctic.

A short break in Quebec City for scientists before flying again to Inuvik, this time with an almost entirely new crew.

Well, this title is a bit of a short cut to describe the satellite activities, but it summarises it all.

The Zodiac approaches the beach in the morning hours. It is heavily loaded.

During our fifth week, we followed the Peel River on its way through great walls of loose sedimentary rock and out onto the Peel Plateau, where our river journey ended.

Our fourth week started out with two days of hard slogging, carrying boats and sampling and camping gear five km around Aberdeen Canyon

The third week began with a drive up from Whitehorse with new participants.

The terrestrial Permafrost team has arrived in Inuvik on Tuesday the 29th of July.

We are aware that weather conditions may change rapidly in the Arctic. However, even the experienced polar scientists were fascinated by the fast changes today.