CTV News Edmonton
January 17, 2024
Interview with USask Centre for Hydrology Director John Pomeroy on January 17, 2024.
Podcast Episode: Canada’s Dry: “We’re in a new game here”
The Big Story Podcast
January 15, 2024
Winter on the prairies is not usually a time to worry about drought, and fire. At least, it wasn’t. But large swaths of the country, from BC through Ontario, are currently seeing a lack of snow and water accumulation that is “unprecedented in modern times,” according to an expert.
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Alberta government takes action to reduce impacts of drought
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.
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Sharp decline in spring snowpack due to human-caused climate change: study
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.
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Alberta facing water restrictions, ‘agricultural disaster’ if drought conditions persist
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.
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Video: Drought Fears Across Canada
CTV Your Morning
January 2, 2024
As we begin 2024, one of the biggest concerns in this country is drought. The latest government data shows nearly three quarters of Canada is abnormally dry.
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Wildfires burned 18.5M hectares of land in 2023. What will happen come thaw?
Aaron D’Andrea
Global News
December 23, 2023
The wildfire season of 2023 was like no other in Canada’s history. With roughly 18.5 million hectares of Canadian land burned, this year was the worst wildfire season ever recorded. It surpassed the previous record of 7.6 million hectares scorched in 1989. Wildfires leave a mark and their side effects can be felt in future extreme weather events, which could play out as early as this spring, some experts say.
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Is the beloved snowman melting away for good in Toronto? We asked experts
Janet Hurley
Toronto Star
December 22, 2023
With climate change coupled with a decline in outdoor play, the snowman hardly stands a chance. But that hasn’t stopped a Toronto man from trying to keep the spirit alive.
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Lack of snow cover in Sask. making farmers nervous
Carla Shynkaruk
CTV News Saskatoon
December 20, 2023
The prospect of a white Christmas is diminishing. While that may be good news for some, Saskatchewan farmers are looking at the dry ground with concern.
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A Climate Mural for Our Times
“Present–2200 CE” (the sixth panel of the A Climate Mural for Our Times mural artwork), Gennadiy Ivanov, 2022, oil on canvas, size of the whole mural 10m × 1.5m, courtesy of the artist.
A Climate Mural for Our Times
Visual Earth
Volume 6, Issue 12
December 15, 2023
“…In A Climate Mural of Our Times, artist Gennadiy Ivanov, working together with climate scientists from the Universities of East Anglia and Saskatchewan, illustrates the interactions between climate, sea level, and society in the context of the Norfolk coastline and city of Norwich…”
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