Climate hazards create risks to transportation sectors with consequences for human safety , security  and economic development . Remote polar regions are highly reliant on transportation systems  to support and service communities  and scientific stations . Changes in permafrost, snow, ice and precipitation patterns have increased the risk of rail infrastructure and of using permanent roads and semi-permanent trails that service Antarctic research stations, connect Arctic communities and support Indigenous food harvesting activities . Warming temperatures have particularly decreased the reliability, safety level and season length of winter ice roads (Perrin et al., 2015;
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