Global News
February 28, 2024
As we inch closer to spring, drought continues to loom in Alberta. While Edmonton saw a lot of snowfall this week, it will still not be enough to mitigate the risks. Dr. John Pomeroy, a University of Saskatchewan professor and Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change, joined Global News at Noon to speak about what we can expect.
Stephanie Cram
CBC News Edmonton
February 28, 2024
In northern Alberta, a worrisomely dry winter has raised some fears about an issue that hasn’t historically been a problem — drought.
Alex McCuaig
The Western Producer
February 22, 2024
Canada Research Chair in Water Resources says mountain runoff in the future may come too soon for adequate capture
Nadine Yousif
BBC News
February 16, 2024
Even in the dead of Canada’s winter, the embers of last year’s record-setting wildfire season remain. So-called zombie fires are burning under thick layers of snow at an unprecedented rate, raising fears about what the coming summer may bring.
Arjun Panchadar
The Globe and Mail
February 9, 2024
This winter’s unusually warm and dry conditions have meant that ski resorts thousands of urbanites rely on for winter escape have been closed. If the weather doesn’t change, it could be the end of the 2023-24 ski season at some resorts, a grim but very real prospect.
Jayme Doll
Global News
February 1, 2024
A large fire guard is being cleared along the boundary between Yoho and Banff National Parks. As Jayme Doll reports, Parks Canada is hoping it will act as a buffer in the event of a wildfire.
Bob Weber
The Energy Mix
February 1, 2024
A water management agency in Alberta is cutting off access for oil and gas fracking operations as the province prepares for another summer of severe drought and a University of Saskatchewan water scientist raises serious concerns about groundwater levels.
Nicole Siemens
Global News
January 15, 2024
The [Alberta] government said that parts of the province have experienced drought and water shortages for the past three years and this year will be no different. With less snowfall this season, the province is concerned that rivers and reservoirs are below normal levels.
Jordan Omstead
The Canadian Press
January 10, 2023
Human-caused climate change is behind a decline in spring snowpack across parts of Southern Canada and the Northern Hemisphere, says a new study that offers widespread caution of how a warming planet could transform winter and affect water security.
Adam Toy
Global News
January 4, 2023
At the start of a new year when, traditionally, the land is nestled in under a blanket of snow, a mostly barren southern Alberta is facing the prospect of another terrible drought. John Pomeroy, University of Saskatchewan professor and Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change, said last year’s drought conditions were the “worst of a lifetime” for many parts of Alberta.