Gates Guarin
Global News
May 8, 2025
Questions are now coming to the surface about Lake Diefenbaker’s capacity to support farming irrigation, as well as the supply of drinking water for 60 per cent of the province. Gates Guarin has more.
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Listen: U of S researcher explains why South Saskatchewan River is so low this year
Saskatoon Morning with Stephanie Massicotte
CBC Listen
May 8, 2025
Host Stephanie Massicotte speaks with John Pomeroy, the Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change a the University of Saskatchewan about the low river levels in Saskatoon.
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Frozen Frontiers and Global Impact: Five Questions with Dr. John Pomeroy
Global Institute for Water Security
April 28, 2025
In this special feature, we ask Dr. Pomeroy five questions to reflect on what being awarded the prestigious Dooge Medal means to him, the inspirations and impacts of his career, and the future challenges and hopes for our water.
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USask’s Dr. John Pomeroy wins international water research prize
Matt Olson, Research Profile and Impact
USask News
April 24, 2025
One of the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask)—and the world’s—top water researchers has been recognized with a prestigious international honour recognizing his career work.
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Listen: Stark paintings in book about glacier melt by U of S researcher a ‘gut punch’
Stephanie Massicotte
CBC Saskatoon Morning
April 9, 2025
Host Stephanie Massicotte speaks with John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change at the U of S.
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Glaciers and mountains: melting water towers will aggravate global crises (report)
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2025, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water, reveals the extent to which climate disruption, biodiversity loss, and unsustainable activities are transforming mountain environments at an unprecedented rate, threatening the water resources upon which billions of people and countless ecosystems depend. There is now an urgent need for international cooperation and adaptation strategies and actions to face the unfolding crisis in our mountains and glaciers.
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Global Water Futures and the UNESCO Chair in Mountain Water Sustainability have contributed significantly to this report, specifically for Chapters 2 and 8. We would like to draw particular attention to the contribution of Zoë Johnson (HQP, Early Career Scientist) as first author for these chapters.
“The Great Thaw” book features GWFO sites across Western Canada
The Great Thaw: A Homage in Art to Vanishing Glaciers brings science and art together to inspire knowledge sharing and promote practical strategies for glacier preservation and adaptation. Featuring over 140 artworks paired with scientifically grounded explanations, The Great Thaw takes readers on a powerful journey to explore the impacts of climate change on glaciers and the broader cryosphere — snow and ice that sustain life in mountain, forest, and downstream regions.
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‘A call to arms’: USask scientists to help launch United Nations glacier preservation year
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.