The Global Herald
August 31, 2021
A summer of unprecedented heat has not been kind to the iconic ice in the Canadian Rockies. According to researchers, glaciers are melting at a rate never seen before.
See the article here: https://theglobalherald.com/news/horrific-scientists-warn-glaciers-in-canadian-rockies-are-melting-at-unprecedented-rate/
Brooke Kleiboer
USask News
August 13, 2021
“The best researchers are those that are continuing to learn.”
Read the article here: https://vpresearch.usask.ca/students/undergraduate/student-stories/usask-artsci-graduate-builds-career-from-undergraduate-research-experiences.php
Farmers and Climate
David Gray (Host)
CBC Radio, Calgary Eyeopener
August 25, 2021
Listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-5-calgary-eyeopener/clip/15862522-farmers-climate
Farmers innovating to save their fields
Mark Connolly (Host)
CBC Radio, Edmonton AM
August 25, 2021
Listen here: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-17-edmonton-am/clip/15862483-farmers-innovating-save-fields
Extreme conditions will only continue, the agriculture sector is racing to find solutions
Julianne Hazelwood (Host)
CBC Radio, Ontario Morning
August 25, 2021
Nick Pearce
The Star Phoenix
August 21, 2021
“When agriculture struggles, everyone struggles.”
Read the article here: https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/farmers-look-to-the-future-after-months-of-drought
Shannon Boklaschuk
U of S Arts & Science News
August 20, 2021
As the world continues to grapple with extreme weather events linked to climate change, an award-winning University of Saskatchewan (USask) graduate student is focused on improving human understanding of agricultural drainage and climate change on streamflow in the Canadian Prairies.
Read the article here: https://artsandscience.usask.ca/news/articles/6716/USask_PhD_student_seeks_to_better_design_agricultural_draina
Canada gets serious about water woes. Will Indigenous voices be heard?
Sara Miller Llana
The Christian Science Monitor
August 12, 2021
Makaśa Looking Horse has been protecting the water since she was a child – as part of her spiritual beliefs, in protest against Nestlé’s extraction of water from her nation’s traditional land, and today as a youth advocate of Ohneganos, an Indigenous water research project that, in the Cayuga language, means “water is life.”
Read the article here: https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2021/0812/Canada-gets-serious-about-water-woes.-Will-Indigenous-voices-be-heard
Ag producers need to rethink methods because of drought, extreme heat, says U of S water expert
Leisha Grebinski
CBC Radio Saskatoon, Morning
August 6, 2021
Leisha Grebinski talks with Prof. John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change.
Canada could see more fires, floods from climate change
CBC TV Vancouver, The National
August 9, 2021
As the UN’s new climate report sounds the alarm about global warming, scientists say Canada could see more extreme weather, including drought, fires and floods as the global temperature rises.
Watch here: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1931352131778
U.N. climate change warning is ‘most extreme’ ever, Sask. expert says
Tyler Barrow
CTV News Saskatoon
August 9, 2021
A dire climate change report from the United Nations isn’t surprising for University of Saskatchewan professor John Pomeroy.
Watch and read here: https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/u-n-climate-change-warning-is-most-extreme-ever-sask-expert-says-1.5540627
What would happen to farming in our province if the temperature increased by 3 to 5 degrees? University of Sask. researcher weighs in
CBC Saskatchewan Radio, The Morning Edition
August 10, 2021
It’s been a tough summer for farmers in Saskatchewan. Scorching heat and lack of rain are affecting their crops, livestock and livelihood. We hear from a professor studying climate change and water security.
New report paints sobering forecast for climate change
Global TV, Morning Saskatoon
August 11, 2021
A UN report on climate change paints a grim picture around the world. USask Canada Research Chair in Climate Change John Pomeroy talks about the long-term concerns in Saskatchewan.
Watch here: https://globalnews.ca/video/8103526/new-report-paints-sobering-forecast-for-climate-change
Sask. farmers using trees, winter crops to combat climate change-driven heat
Dayne Patterson
CBC News Saskatoon
August 11, 2021
Climate change could bring more dry seasons to the Prairies, says hydrologist.
Read the article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/farmers-trees-winter-crops-combat-climate-change-1.6136645
Saskatchewan could be facing its worst drought on record
Keenan Sorokan
650 CKOM, Saskatoon
August 12, 2021
Read the article here: https://www.ckom.com/2021/08/12/saskatchewan-could-be-facing-its-worst-drought-on-record/
Prairie farmers struggle as drought set to become among worst in Canadian history
Bonnie Allen, Theresa Kliem
CBC News Saskatchewan
August 14, 2021
‘Production is down to almost nothing,’ Sask. farmer says.
Read the article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/drought-farmers-saskatchewan-1.6140472
Geoengineering: Is it possible to save the Rocky glaciers?
Peehu Rana
Calgary Journal
July 27, 2021
The glaciers in the Canadian Rockies are gradually disappearing due to climate change and soot accumulation on the ice, but a new geoengineering approach can be a possible way to prevent the melting of the glaciers.
Read the article here: https://calgaryjournal.ca/2021/07/27/geoengineering-is-it-possible-to-save-the-rocky-glaciers/
‘Sink into the dry as dust soil’: What historic droughts mean for today
Nick Pearce
The Star Phoenix
July 31, 2021
In 1961, Prairie farmers weren’t facing the current drought so much as reliving ones past.
Read the article here: https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/sink-into-the-dry-as-dust-soil-what-historic-droughts-mean-for-today
Image from CFUW Saskatoon Website
Congratulations to Holly Annand, who has received the Dr. Jean Murray Memorial Scholarship from the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)! More information is available at the links below.
CFUW Saskatoon Award Recipients