Co-ops are part of the North's history and truly are a way to undermine #corporate power and control. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dechinta-centre-solid-state-collaboration-continues-in-nwt-1.7472108
@tinker Since 2008, Food Rescue "has saved and distributed over 2.1 million kgs of #food for the people of #Yellowknife. That food is valued at an average of $5.70 per kg for a total value of an estimated 12 million dollars." https://foodrescueyellowknife.ca/
People living in the #BorealForest now need to learn to live with #wildfire. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/hay-river-residents-set-to-return-after-monthlong-evacuation-1.6969209
"Canada's North is warming faster than other parts of the planet, leading to more severe #wildfires. It's also the reason why #NWT, infrastructure is jeopardized by thawing permafrost, traditional ways of life are threatened as species come and go, and one N.W.T. community is at risk of washing away." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-fire-emissions-2023-1.6948761
Now that I have a better idea of what I'm doing and the need for using tags, a re-#introduction.
I'm a #planetary and #environmental #geologist and currently a #postdoc at NAU.
My #research includes performing #fieldwork using #arctic, #subarctic, and #alpine #periglacial analogs to better understand the history of #ice on #Mars.
I'm also into #photography and the #weather.
I'm interested in re-connecting with folks in the #geoscience and #astronomy communities making the #TwitterMigration
