5 m - Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
N 69° 26.124 W 133° 01.083
8W E 577684 N 7704170
You'll find this sign just outside the airport gates as you enter the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk. At 5 metres above the Arctic Ocean the community is trying to be proactive about global warming and rising sea levels.
Waymark Code: WMT29G
Location: Northwest Territories, Canada
Date Posted: 09/13/2016
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You'll find this sign just outside the airport gates as you enter the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk. At 5 metres above the Arctic Ocean the community is trying to be proactive about global warming and rising sea levels.
Tuktoyaktuk could experience 140 centimetres of sea-level rise by 2100. That likely means more storm surges, flooding and coastal erosion at Tuktoyaktuk, where governments have already installed breakwaters and other forms of coastal protection.
This recent articles highlights the challenges:
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