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Ottawa to fund $5M study of effects of climate change on western Canadian rivers
Posted by Calgary Herald: Colette Derworiz on May 24th, 2013
Calgary Herald: From the Rockies to the Prairies and the Arctic to the United States border, a $5 million investment will allow scientists to study Western Canada’s major river systems and how they are affected by climate change.
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada has announced seven environmental projects that will receive about $32 million in funding over five years through the Climate Change and Atmospheric Research initiative.
It includes $5 million for the Changing Cold Region...
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Glacier retreat affects stream ecology, water resources
Posted by Calgary Herald: Colette Derworiz on October 18th, 2012
Calgary Herald: Dozens of scientists took a bus early Wednesday to the middle of the snow-covered Athabasca Glacier in the Columbia Icefield, stepping into a site that’s known as Canada’s hydrological apex. Along the edges, there are signs the glacier was once wider. At the bottom, markers show how much it’s retreated — more than 1.5 kilometres in the past 125 years. The tour — led by the University of Calgary’s Shawn Marshall and Michael Demuth of the Geological Survey of Canada — is a stark reminder of how...