Landslides in the isolated patches permafrost zone, northeastern British Columbia (NTS mapsheet 94G east half)

Abstract

Landslides are common in the east half of map sheet 94G in northeastern British Columbia, an area with patchy permafrost. Landslide frequency in the area has accelerated in the last decades. The increased activity may be, in part, due to the result of thawing permafrost under a warming climate, and due to an increase in precipitation. A landslide rupture surface in permafrost, however, has been substantiated in only one of the cases in this study.