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In a landscape that can flip quickly from soaking up water to sending it downstream, small differences in how wet the wetlands are can be the difference between a manageable spring and a damaging flood. (USFWS Mountain-Prairie)

Water flow in prairie watersheds is increasingly unpredictable — but AI could help

Ali Ameli, University of British Columbia

In the Prairie Pothole Region, millions of wetlands fill, spill and connect in ways that defy prediction. Combining hydrology with AI offers a path forward.
The Bow River flows through downtown Calgary. Facing the dual challenge of diminishing funding and increasing climate risks, the Prairies must build a more resilient research ecosystem. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Governments, universities and non‑profits must work together to safeguard Canada’s lakes and rivers

David Barrett, University of Calgary; Frederick John Wrona, University of Calgary, and Juhi Huda, University of Calgary

With federal departments facing budget cuts, protecting the Prairies’ waters will require a nimbler, collaborative model.
Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground as a deer stands in a canola field near Olds, Alta., in July 2020. Standard agricultural systems in Canada and around the world achieve high yields, but at times at great ecological costs. Agroecology aims to address these issues. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

How agroecology can be part of a ‘just transition’ for Canada’s food system

Evan Bowness, Trent University and Jessie MacInnis, University of Manitoba

Agroecology could be an effective way to address food insecurity and respond to the climate crisis. However, significant hurdles remain.
Highway 4 crosses Lake Diefenbaker at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park. Lake Diefenbaker is a part of the South Saskatchewan river basin which faces unprecedented levels of reduced water flows in 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell

Water woes in southern Alberta could spell disaster for aquatic ecosystems, and the people who rely on them

David Barrett, University of Calgary and Kerry Black, University of Calgary

Declining precipitation, climate change and governance failures will drive water flow scarcity in 2024 with serious implications across Western Canada.
Could arts and culture become a new ‘bread basket’ export? This is one of four scenarios the Future Prairie Theatre research team explored. (Shutterstock)

The theatre we want in 2040? We used ‘strategic foresight’ to plan on the Prairies

Christine Brubaker, University of Calgary; Taiwo Afolabi, University of Regina, and Yvette Nolan

Amid ecological and social change and economic instability, theatre artists in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba are mapping possible outcomes and goals.
The chestnut-collared longspur spends the winter in Mexico and the southern United States; the Canadian prairies are its breeding grounds. (Jeremy Price)

Prairie songbirds are affected by unpredictable noise produced by oil drilling

Patricia Rosa, St. George's University

Noise created by the oil industry impacts songbirds. Research found that constant noises, like those produced by oil wells, are less disruptive than the shorter bursts of noise produced by drilling.

Related Topics

  1. Agriculture
  2. Alberta
  3. Drought
  4. Farming
  5. Indigenous peoples
  6. Manitoba
  7. Prairies
  8. Saskatchewan
  9. Water
  10. Water management

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