USask News
September 15, 2026
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has cracked the top 10 worldwide for water research and scholarship in a prestigious international university ranking.
USask placed ninth globally and first in Canada in the Water Resources area of the annual ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS). This achievement recognizes the internationally acclaimed research, scholarly, and artistic works around the world’s water taking place at the university.
College of Arts and Science
September 9, 2026
University of Saskatchewan (USask) faculty member Dr. Raymond Spiteri (PhD) has received national recognition for his research that applies mathematics and computation to practical problems.
Spiteri is the winner of the 2026 CAIMS-SCMAI Research Prize from the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society – Société Canadienne de Mathématiques Appliquées et Industrielles (CAIMS-SCMAI).
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.
CBC Listen
July 8, 2026
It’s been a wet spring and summer in Saskatchewan, most of the province has had plenty of rain except parts of the north. Host Adam Hunter is joined by John Pomeroy, director of the University of Saskatchewan’s Centre for Hydrology to find out why it’s been such a rainy year for the province.
Rocky Mountain Outlook
July 3, 2026
Thirteen years after the 2013 flood tore through the Kananaskis Country Golf Course and completely destroyed it, heavy rain once again sent floodwater spilling across the course last weekend.
Rocky Mountain Outlook
June 29, 2026
CANMORE – Raging Cougar Creek caused some anxious moments overnight Sunday (June 28) and into the early morning hours of Monday for residents who lived through the nightmare of the devastating 2013 floods.
Rocky Mountain Outlook
June 25, 2026
If emissions continue to increase at the current rate, then by 2051-2080, the average annual temperature in Banff National Park is projected to increase by about three to six degrees Celsius relative to the recent past
CBC News
June 24, 2026
A Parks Canada report says the temperature in Banff National Park could rise by three to six degrees in the next few decades due to climate change.
The report cautions warming temperatures can lead to more rain in winter months, drier summers, increased wildfire risk and higher chances of glacial melt.
The Evan Bray Show
June 17, 2026
Weather has already been kind of a wild ride this year. Floods, fires, late snow… and the ride continues. A developing El Niño could bring more extreme weather around the world over the coming months. Experts are warning that it often amplifies droughts, floods, storms, and temperature swings. For more on this, Evan is joined by Dr. John Pomeroy, Director of the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Centre for Hydrology.
650 CKOM
June 7, 2026
After years of drought, low river levels and sand buildup along the South Saskatchewan River, a surge of mountain runoff could bring some long-awaited relief to Saskatchewan.
John Pomeroy, a professor at the University of Saskatchewan and director of the Global Water Futures Observatories Project, said parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta may be seeing a turning point after nearly a decade of dry conditions.