{"id":4564,"date":"2022-06-06T10:55:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T15:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/permafrostnet.ca\/?p=4564"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:51:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T22:51:43","slug":"why-frozen-mud-is-a-technical-challenge-for-climate-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/permafrostnet.ca\/fr\/blog\/why-frozen-mud-is-a-technical-challenge-for-climate-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"Why frozen mud is a technical challenge for climate scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSo, it\u2019s frozen mud?\u201d my roommate asks when I try to explain my research topic to him. Since starting his own research in quantum physics, he has mastered the art of simple idioms. Perks of the trade, I suppose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This frozen mud, however,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadiangeographic.ca\/article\/arctic-permafrost-thawing-heres-what-means-canadas-north-and-world\">covers half of Canada\u2019s land mass<\/a>. It is the soil on which many Indigenous communities are built, and it is thawing at alarming rates. With northern latitudes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/news-release\/arctic-report-card-climate-change-transforming-arctic-into-dramatically-different-state\">warming twice as fast<\/a>&nbsp;as the rest of the world, scientists are racing to understand permafrost dynamics. Having this knowledge can help us ensure that Canada is equipped to face the coming climate crisis&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Earlier this year graduate student Charles Gauthier took <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241113211731\/https:\/\/blog.scienceborealis.ca\/why-frozen-mud-is-a-technical-challenge-for-climate-scientists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science Borealis<\/a>&#8216; <a href=\"https:\/\/permafrostnet.ca\/fr\/training\/pitch-polish-blog-writing-course\/\">Pitch and Polish blog writing course <\/a> and you can now read the rest of his blog post &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241113211731\/https:\/\/blog.scienceborealis.ca\/why-frozen-mud-is-a-technical-challenge-for-climate-scientists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why frozen mud is a technical challenge for climate scientists<\/a> on the Science Borealis blog.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/permafrostnet.ca\/fr\/people\/charles-gauthier\/\">Charles<\/a> is a student at the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al under the supervision of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geographie.umontreal.ca\/repertoire-departement\/professeurs\/professeur\/in\/in19369\/sg\/Oliver%20Sonnentag\/\">Dr. Oliver Sonnentag<\/a>&nbsp;(Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al) et&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/joemelton.weebly.com\">Dr. Joe Melton<\/a> (Environment and Climate Change Canada). 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