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Category Archives: News
Article – Climate disasters and warming heighten urgency of city’s water conservation efforts
Climate disasters and warming heighten urgency of city’s water conservation efforts
Bill Kaufmann
Calgary Herald
January 9, 2022
‘We take our water for granted, like it’s always going to be there, but we have to be much more proactive’
Read the full article here: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/climate-disasters-and-warming-heighten-urgency-of-citys-water-conservation-efforts
Article – Young Innovators: U of S researcher building a tool for more efficient software coding
Young Innovators: U of S researcher building a tool for more efficient software coding
Brooke Kleiboer
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
January 10, 2022
The study is the first of its kind to provide a multi-perspective view of computer source code using natural language processing techniques.
Read the full article here: https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/young-innovators-u-of-s-researcher-building-a-tool-for-more-efficient-software-coding
Article – Scientist sounds water crisis alarm
Scientist sounds water crisis alarm
Doug Ferguson
The Western Producer
January 6, 2022
Researcher warns the prairie region could see its water system disintegrate rapidly as climate change impacts grow.
Read the full article here: https://www.producer.com/news/scientist-sounds-water-crisis-alarm/
Article – 2021, one of the worst years for glaciers in western Canada and not the last
2021, one of the worst years for glaciers in western Canada and not the last
Rosa Kleed
Turned News
December 19, 2021
Geography professor Brian Menounos, University of Northern British Columbia (University of Northern British Columbia UNBC), has been studying glaciers for 20 years. These enormous expanses of ice fascinate him, even if he knows their days are numbered.
Read the full article here: https://turnednews.com/2021-one-of-the-worst-years-for-glaciers-in-western-canada-and-not-the-last/
Read the full article in French here: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1848676/changements-climatiques-rechauffement-environnement-glace-peyto
Article – Sask. groups left out of Alberta coal consultations
Sask. groups left out of Alberta coal consultations
Nick Pearce
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
December 18, 2021
Alberta coal mining in the Rocky Mountains has potential regional impacts, but consultations won’t include any voices from Saskatchewan.
Read the full article here: https://thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatchewan/sask-groups-left-out-of-alta-coal-consultations
Article – Glaciers Losing Their Cool
Glaciers Losing Their Cool
Caroline Aubry-Wake
51° North Magazine
December 16, 2021
Rope, ice axe, crampons, helmet — check. Computer, batteries, tools, electrical tape, notebooks — check. I am packing for a day at the office: my outdoor office, Peyto Glacier. For my Ph.D. research at the University of Saskatchewan in Canmore, I study how mountain glaciers provide water to downstream valleys…
Read the full article here: https://www.51degreesnorthmagazine.ca/culture/people/glaciers-losing-their-cool-4873336
Article – Historically low water level on Bow River concerning, water scientist says
Historically low water level on Bow River concerning, water scientist says
CBC News
November 19, 2021
‘Water level should be about twice as high as it is right now,’ says John Pomeroy
Read the full article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bow-river-level-winter-1.6255449
Article – After a year of disasters, it’s urgent that we address Canada’s climate-caused water crisis
After a year of disasters, it’s urgent that we address Canada’s climate-caused water crisis
John Pomeroy
Contributed to The Globe and Mail
November 19, 2021
Canada has had two brutal wake-up calls from Mother Nature this year.
Read the full article here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-after-a-year-of-disasters-its-urgent-that-we-address-canadas-climate/
Article – The Future of Flooding in Canada
The Future of Flooding in Canada
Ed Struzik
TheTyee.ca
November 19, 2021
We’ve left ourselves exposed by transforming our landscapes. Here’s why to expect more catastrophes like BC’s.
Read the full article here: https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/11/19/Future-Flooding-Canada/