Candace Savage
Canadian Geographic
August 2, 2024
The South Saskatchewan River is under unprecedented pressure. Now, a major irrigation project is set to expand.
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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.
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New chapter of water data begins for Global Water Futures network
Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
May 9, 2024
Global Water Futures Observatories (GWFO) officially launched in April as a new chapter of the freshwater observation network that now connects nine Canadian post-secondary institutions, including Carleton, McMaster, Saskatchewan (lead), Toronto, Trent, Waterloo, Western, Wilfrid Laurier and Windsor.
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Rainfall easing immediate drought concerns in southern Alberta, but more precipitation needed
Alesia Fieldberg, Brendan Ellis
CTV News Calgary
May 22, 2024
While rainfall is helping ease short-term drought concerns in southern Alberta, the region will need much more precipitation to keep moisture levels sufficient through the summer.
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Most major Sask. reservoirs nearly full despite persistent drought: Water Security Agency
Moira Wyton
CBC News
April 4, 2024
Saskatchewan’s water agency says reservoir levels are looking strong for the months ahead, despite a prolonged drought and an abnormally warm winter.
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John Pomeroy Has Seen the Okanagan’s Hotter, Drier Future
Andrew Nikiforuk
The Tyee
April 3, 2024
The noted hydrologist projects a harsh shift in the region’s climate and water supply.
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Record Sask. snowfall won’t overcome years of ‘unprecedented’ drought, hydrologist says
Keenan Sorokan
CTV News Saskatoon
March 7, 2024
Saskatchewan’s near-record snowfall is bringing some relief to farmers, although it may not be enough to stave off long term drought concerns.
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As drought persists on the Prairies, some farmers are selling off their herds
Julia Wong
CBC News Edmonton
March 6, 2024
Prairies in the midst of multi-year drought