Candace Savage
Canadian Geographic
August 2, 2024
The South Saskatchewan River is under unprecedented pressure. Now, a major irrigation project is set to expand.
Monthly Archives: August 2024
Video: Western Canada Faces Freshwater Crisis
CTV Your Morning
August 13, 2024
More on the freshwater crisis that is currently unfolding in Western Canada.
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As Canadian River Shrivels, Northern Communities Call for a Highway
Ed Struzik
Yale Environment 360
August 7, 2024
With the Mackenzie River too low for barge traffic, villages in the Northwest Territories are flying in food, fuel, and other essentials. A proposed highway could offer a lifeline as climate change further reduces flows, but the project faces big challenges in a warming Arctic.
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Wildfires devastated Jasper. The soot and ash are putting Alberta’s glaciers at risk, scientists warn
Inayat Singh
CBC News
August 1, 2024
Ash is darkening Athabasca Glacier, causing it to absorb more solar heat and hastening glacier melt.
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Soot from wildfires, record heat adding to excessive glacial melt: Canadian scientist
Carolyn Kury de Castillo
Global News
July 27, 2024
A renowned Canadian scientist is warning that the devastation in Jasper is sign of what’s to come as extreme heat continue to plague the planet.