Chris Burn
Professor
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Clusters:
Climate change
Ottawa, Ontario
Christopher.Burn@carleton.ca
Office:
(613) 520-2600 ext. 3784
Expert In
Bio/Research
Burn is available to discuss permafrost. His research is focused on the relation between climate and permafrost. Burn has been particularly interested in determining the response of ground temperatures and the active layer to climate warming as observed in the western Arctic since 1970. He is the...
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Bio/Research
Burn is available to discuss permafrost. His research is focused on the relation between climate and permafrost. Burn has been particularly interested in determining the response of ground temperatures and the active layer to climate warming as observed in the western Arctic since 1970. He is the president of the International Permafrost Association.
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Links
Media Appearances
Burn discusses how the Yukon permafrost thaw reaching ‘critical point’ in some areas, CBC, August 2, 2021
Burn, an organizer of the North Yukon Permafrost Conference, discusses how Indigenous knowledge is crucial to adaptation and planning, CBC, August 25, 2022
Burn talks about permafrost research in the Yukon, CBC, June 29, 2022
Burn speaks to climate change projections for northern communities, National Post, November 16, 2021