Did you know that only a tiny fraction of liquid freshwater on our continents is found in lakes, rivers, and streams? Almost all liquid (as opposed to frozen) freshwater on land is present as groundwater. For World Water Day in 2022, the Yukon Beringia Centre hosted a special seminar to discuss what is unique about northern groundwater, and how northern groundwater is changing as a result of permafrost thaw. The full talk can be viewed at this link. 

Whitehorse artist Esther Bordet summarized the talk with the beautiful graphic representation of groundwater shown above (graphic courtesy Esther Bordet and Government of Yukon).

Listen to Elliott discuss our research in a three-minute interview on CBC’s Quirks and Quarks.

(interview begins at 10:25)