South China Morning Post
October 15, 2026
Experts warn such events could become an ‘annual occurrence’ and urge the government to rethink its development model.
Nepal has weathered three disasters in six weeks, including the deadly August flash flood, making this year one of the deadliest in a country where monsoon rains already frequently wreak havoc. Experts warn that climate change is only making matters worse.
The Globe and Mail
September 24, 2026
Jim Bruce was one of Canada’s foremost scientists and international representatives concerning environmental and climate issues. He provided extraordinary leadership that helped to rehabilitate the Great Lakes and through proposing the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was among the first to show how the world could address the damaging climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels. He became a globally renowned and trusted voice who raised awareness about the risks of climate change, especially flooding and drought.
USask News
September 15, 2026
For Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD), the work of exploring and modeling the frozen waters of the world never stops.
The Bancroft Award is presented biennially to a researcher in Canada in recognition of publications, instruction, and research that contributes to the understanding and appreciation of earth sciences.
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UNESCO
September 8, 2026
The glacier ice and rock avalanche which took place in Nepal on 26 August 2026 generated a cascading mass flow that devastated the Nepal-China border corridor. The UN Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences (2025-2034) led by UNESCO has a role to play in preventing such disasters calling for stronger cryospheric science and monitoring, international cooperation, and action to build resilience to cryospheric change and its impacts.
CTV News
September 3, 2026
A catastrophic rock-and-glacier collapse in Nepal is drawing attention to the risks posed by Canada’s own changing mountain landscapes, with a leading Canadian researcher warning that melting glaciers and thawing permafrost are creating new hazards.
John Pomeroy, director of the Global Water Futures Observatories project at the University of Saskatchewan, said there is concern about similar types of mountain hazards occurring in Canada, which he says has more glaciers than any other country and vast areas of permafrost and snow.
The Narwhal
September 2, 2026
As experts work to understand a devastating Himalayan disaster, a Canadian hydrologist says the impacts of melting glaciers here include worsening wildfire, drought and threats to blocked highways.
The director of the University of Saskatchewan’s Centre for Hydrology has been working non-stop ever since, trying to make sense of what happened.
“It’s just horrific,” Pomeroy said.
Spotlight News Magazine
August 29, 2026
The Hindu Kush Himalaya, often called the “Third Pole”, is warming at nearly twice the global average. Across the region, we see the visible impacts of this change: glaciers and snow are melting rapidly, permafrost is thawing, and rainfall patterns are shifting. This warming climate has triggered more frequent and intense hydro-climatic hazards.
CBC News
August 29, 2026
John Pomeroy, director of the University of Saskatchewan’s Centre for Hydrology, says horrific events like this are becoming much more frequent as the effects of climate change are “destroying our natural infrastructure.”
The disaster in Nepal as a ‘wake-up call from Mother Nature’
CBC Listen
August 30, 2026
The search for survivors is underway after deadly flooding in Nepal and Tibet. But experts around the world are also unpacking what role climate change played in the disaster. We hear from two experts who know the region well, who say people have been warning that something like this was coming as glaciers warm at an alarming rate. And we find out why a better understanding of the impacts of warming on this region could protect lives.
The Atlantic
July 16, 2026
When the boreal forests of Canada catch on fire, no one can do anything about it in many cases. The forests are part of Earth’s largest land biome, a greenbelt of wilderness that encircles the globe, and they’ve been suffering from the planet’s thermostat being jacked up. Wood-boring pests that flourish in milder climates have swept north and east, through tens of millions of acres. Droughts and dwindling snowpack have stressed the trees. They are ready to burn.
Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
June 2026
This month, the Senate of Canada’s Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry issued the report of a long-term study of wildfires in Canada and their effects on forestry and agriculture industries, as well as on rural and Indigenous communities, across the country.
The Committee heard evidence from experts across sectors, including from John Pomeroy, about the relevance of water science to wildfires. The Canadian government relies on experts and academics to inform key decisions and support the development of national flood, drought, and wildfire prevention programs.
“The years 2023 and 2024 were the hottest years on the planet in 120,000 years, by many estimates. This warmed our snow, melted it early, thawed our permafrost, burned our forest, and intensified rainfall and drought outside of conditions to which nature and our population have evolved. It is hurtling us into a dangerous and unfamiliar world where our experience in traditional approaches to forest and water management no longer provide adequate guidance for preserving our environment, building our prosperity, looking after each other, and living in safe, healthy communities.” John Pomeroy
See more from John Pomeroy on pages 20, 85, 91, and 105.
Media articles featuring the report:
‘Wildfires are now a crisis’: Indigenous communities knew how to care for the land; then the rest of us arrived