In the wake of the past week’s severe storms in Calgary and throughout much of southern Alberta, Global News has asked CH director Professor John Pomeroy for his views on the likelihood of increasingly severe and frequent storms as a result of climate-change. The article, posted online on 6th August, is available here.
Monthly Archives: August 2015
CH Insights on Developing Widespread Drought in Western Canada
CH director Professor John Pomeroy has been asked by a number of media outlets to contribute insights relating to the drought conditions developing across much of western Canada this summer, and associated widespread wildfire activity. These concerns are being driven by the past winter’s low snowpacks, followed by early spring melt and premature peak flows, which have been linked to unprecedented regional weather patterns and probable long-term climate change.
The articles and videos are listed here, ordered from newest to oldest;
- Bloomberg Business News, 26th August 2015: Snowy Canada Suffers Drought, Heat, Fires as Earth Gets Warmer
- CBC Radio, 4th August 2015: Melting glaciers and drought in Alberta’s future – Hydrologist warns of hotter, drier times with lack of mountain snow (associated audio available here and here)
- Bow Valley Crag and Canyon, 29th July 2015: Mountain parks feeling effects from drought
- The StarPhoenix, 27th July 2015 (also available as PDF): Wise to Plan for Drier West
- Globe and Mail, 17th July 2015: Crop expert Norm Hall on how drought is hurting Prairie farmers
- The StarPhoenix, 11th July 2015 (also available as PDF): River levels bottom-out
- The Weather Network, 6th July 2015: Developing drought conditions
- National Observer, 6th July 2015: Experts voice fears for B.C.’s climate future, as western wildfires rage
- CTV News Calgary, 22nd June 2015: Farmers fear dry conditions could spell drought this summer
- CTV News, 20th June 2015: Developing Drought Risk in Western Canada
- CBC News, 16th June 2015: California’s drought offers Canada lessons in crisis prevention
- iPolitics / The Sprout, 15th June 2015: Western Canada may be in for long-term drought
- Globe and Mail, 14th June 2015: Signs of drought appear to be in Western Canada for the long term
- News Talk 980, 5th June 2015: North American droughts and floods linked, Sask. expert
- CBC News, 11th May 2015: Flood mitigation must consider droughts as well, says water expert
- Calgary Herald, 9th April 2015: Low snowpack could lead to summer water shortages
- Globe and Mail, 13th March 2015: Warmer weather in Alberta and B.C.’s mountains creating shorter ski season