BaltACD .............. and time is growing short - Winter is not that far away.
.............. and time is growing short - Winter is not that far away.
Actually…..construction work in areas of permafrost and tundra is done in the winter.
http://www.borealbirds.org/sites/default/files/publications/map-carbon-permafrost.png If you look at the map link above showing the extent of permafrost you will see that it extends to near Tuktoyaktuk in the far northwest where the new highway from Inuvik has just been completed and this work was done during the winter..... “The majority of the work, aside from some smoothing of the top layer, has to be done in the winter to preserve the integrity of the tundra and its permafrost. A geotextile fabric is laid on the proposed building site before it is topped with at least a metre of gravel. “That will insulate the permafrost from melting in the summertime,” Gruben said. “If you put the gravel down in the summertime it’ll disturb the surface layer of the tundra. You can’t operate out there in the summertime; the tundra covering the permafrost is just too fragile.” https://norj.ca/2014/11/inuvik-to-tuk-highway-building-a-road-to-prosperity/
I won't be surprised to see a sealift or two this year for Churchill. It's probably the best that can be done given the current stalemate.
Charlie
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