The (river) breakup season
Yukon, North of Ordinary
English - February 27, 2023 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPlaces & Travel Society & Culture magazine north culture arts outdoors lifestyle yukon whitehorse adventure travel Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Each spring, northern rivers go from solid ice to flowing water. In the best-case scenario this process goes smoothly, but if ice jams form there could be trouble. That's why Holly Goulding keeps a close eye on conditions year round. The Yukon government hydrologist knows how ice, water, snow, and temperatures combine to create the perfect melt or flood conditions.
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