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By Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News The Quebec government is spending $1.85 million to research landslides in Nunavik. The Ministry of Public Security committed $1.15 million to Laval University to launch a research project studying the phenomenon in the region\u2019s clay soils, the ministry announced May 30. Work will involve the mapping and characterization of deposits untouched by water but which still present risk of landslide, and compiling an inventory of large landslides that have occurred in Nunavik. \u201cThe results of this project will deepen our understanding of the geological and climatic conditions that control landslide initiation in cold regions such as Nunavik,\u201d Laval University professor Patrick Lajeunesse said in the French-language release. The study \u201cwill play an essential role in strengthening the resilience of northern communities… <\/p>\n

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By Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News The Quebec government is spending $1.85 million to research landslides in Nunavik. The Ministry of Public Security committed $1.15 million to Laval University to launch a research project studying the phenomenon in the region\u2019s clay soils, the ministry announced May 30. Work will involve the mapping and characterization of deposits untouched by water but which still present risk of landslide, and compiling an inventory of large landslides that have occurred in Nunavik. \u201cThe results of this project will deepen our understanding of the geological and climatic conditions that control landslide initiation in cold regions such as Nunavik,\u201d Laval University professor Patrick Lajeunesse said in the French-language release. The study \u201cwill play an essential role in strengthening the resilience of northern communities... <\/p>\n

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