The unprecedented summer flooding through parts of the prairies over past weeks has prompted a series of requests for insights and comments from hydrologists. In response, CH staff have given several interviews, giving rise to the following articles and reports:
Prof. John Pomeroy:
- Moosomin World Spectator (11 Aug): Hydrology expert says future flooding may be alleviated Original
- Western Producer (18 Jul): Pay farmers to stop drainage: research chair Original / PDF
- Western Producer (17 Jul): Lake Winnipeg to get worst of flood Original / PDF
- Yorkton This Week (16 Jul): Floods show something is changing Original / PDF
- Winnipeg Free Press (12 Jul): Analysis – Manitoba at ground zero Original / PDF
- CBC TV – The National (11 Jul): Why did the prairies flood again so soon? Original
- ClimateWire (10 Jul): A spectrum of anxiety mounts as unusual weather floods North America’s farm belt Original
- CBC News Manitoba (10 Jul): Draining wetlands contributes to Prairie summer floods, says expert Original
- NewsTalk 650 (10 Jul): Original
- Globe and Mail (9 Jul): Loss of ponds, wetlands exacerbated Manitoba flooding: report Original / PDF
- Saskatoon Star Phoenix (9 Jul): Sound advice on water woes Original / PDF
- RCI – Radio Canada International (9 Jul): Weird floods “consistent with changes in climate” Original / PDF
- Politics and its Discontents (Blog) (9 Jul): Has Harper Betrayed The West? Original
- Saskatoon Star Phoenix (8 Jul): More prolonged storms a reality, researcher says Original / PDF
- Saskatoon Star Phoenix (8 Jul): Drainage contributing to flooding, expert says Original / PDF
- Regina Leader Post (8 Jul): Mandryk: Floods tells us our climate is changing Original / PDF
- CBC – The Current (8 Jul): State of Emergency: What’s the long-term solution to prairie flooding? Original
- CBC News Manitoba (8 Jul): Manitoba flooding: Next 48 hours critical, province says Original / PDF
- Ruminations (Blog) (8 Jul): Calamitous Climate Original
- PostMedia / Canada.com (7 Jul): Changing climate at root of ‘utterly unprecedented’ summer flood Original / PDF
- CBC The Morning Edition – Saskatoon (2 Jul): Expert says southeast Saskatchewan should expect more flooding Original
- CBC Saskatoon Morning (2nd July)
- 660 News Radio (30 Jun): Prairie weather part of long-term changing climate: expert Original
- Manitoba Co-operator (30 Jun): Worthwhile trade-off Original / PDF
- Manitoba Co-operator (20 Jun): Province vows to tackle southwest’s water woes Original / PDF
Dr Kevin Shook