Chris Putnam
USask Arts & Science News
January 20, 2025
Dr. John Pomeroy (PhD) and Dr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace (PhD) will speak this week at the opening event of the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation
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Video: Lack of snow concerning to Alberta researchers
Global News
January 18, 2025
A lack of snow in the Alberta Rockies is a cause for concern, according to researchers in Canmore.
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Multi-year droughts are becoming hotter, lasting longer and causing more damage: study
Alexandra Mae Jones
CBC News
January 16, 2024
Most severe multi-year droughts in recent decades include ones in Australia and the western U.S.
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Video: John Pomeroy Provides Keynote at COP29 Cryosphere Pavilion
John Pomeroy provided a keynote at COP29 on the issues we face as we move from the International Year for Glaciers’ Preservation (2025) to the Decade of Action for the Cryospheric Sciences (2025-2034). The recording is available to watch below or on YouTube.
From the International Year of Glaciers Preservation to Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences
This event aims to launch a global call for bridging the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025 and the Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences 2025-2034. Leveraging the momentum from 2025 to build a solid foundation for the Decade, the event will focus on scientific collaboration, policy integration, and community actions. Further discussions will center on raising the profile of science and advancing scientific research to tackle cryosphere-related challenges globally. It will highlight the critical role of glaciers and the cryosphere in climate regulation, water resources, and sustainable development while emphasizing the urgent need for action.
Wildfire smoke causing glaciers to melt faster in Canadian Rockies
Peter Shokeir
Calgary Herald
September 29, 2024
University of Saskatchewan hydrologist John Pomeroy estimated the Athabasca Glacier will be gone by the end of the century, and Peyto Glacier could disappear in a decade.
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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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Is Lake Diefenbaker’s irrigration megaproject still environmentally viable?
Larissa Kurz
Regina Leader-Post
March 30, 2024
Several Saskatchewan environmental groups say concerns about blind spots in the $4-billion Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Project have not gone away while the project has been on the shelf.
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Canada Had Designs on Being a Hydro Superpower. Now Its Rivers and Lakes Are Drying Up.
Vipal Monga
The Wall Street Journal
March 27, 2024
About 70% of the country is suffering from abnormally dry or drought conditions, forcing it to start up old gas-fired power plants.
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The Crowsnest River in southern Alberta is close to running dry, and that might affect Saskatoon
Theresa Kliem
CBC Listen
Saskatoon Morning with Candice Lipski
February 28, 2024
One of the waterways that’s supposed to feed the South Saskatchewan River is running dry. To find out what those implications are, host Theresa Kliem talks with John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change.
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What’s the recipe for a severe drought in Western Canada?
Connor O’Donovan
The Weather Network
February 2, 2024
Coming off an incredibly dry 2023, Alberta is looking for some major help from nature over the remaining winter months and spring to hydrate the province. The Weather Network’s Connor O’Donovan has the mid-winter drought outlook for Alberta.