Prairie Climate Centre

• ‘Something’s changed’: Summer 2023 is screaming climate change, scientists say

  In British Columbia, once the ‘wet coast,’ 28 out of 34 river basins were at the province’s top two drought levels.

  Environment

  Aug 5, 2023
  
• Winnipeg liveability bylaw should change with warming climate: community activist

  A Winnipeg community activist says it's time for the city to update its standards for property owners, as climate change ushers in longer and more intense heat waves.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2022
  
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• New U of W climate change course incorporates Indigenous knowledge

  A new series of free online courses from the University of Winnipeg's Prairie Climate Centre are connecting Indigenous knowledge with western science to tackle climate change.

  Environment

  Nov 4, 2021
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• Winnipeg’s summer a ‘perfect 10’ this year, says Environment Canada climatologist

  Winnipeggers love to complain about the city's often unpredictable weather, but one Environment Canada climatologist says the city is experiencing ideal summer weather.

  Weather

  Jul 15, 2020
• Summer heat waves likely the new normal: Winnipeg climatologist

  Trying to beat the heat in the sweltering Manitoba summer? You should get used to it, says a Winnipeg climatologist.

  Weather

  Jul 6, 2020
• Is it windier than usual? Winnipeg climatologist says entire prairie region seeing higher winds

  A local climatologist says the entire prairie region seems to have experienced above-average wind for a few months now.

  Weather

  Jun 16, 2020
• Climate change making Manitoba winters shorter, says report

  A team of scientists from across North America teamed up to examine 100 years of winter data.

  Weather

  Dec 18, 2019
• Longer, hotter heat waves are in Canada’s future. Here’s what that means

  Canada's future includes longer and more intense summer heat waves. And scientists warn that that carries danger for health.

  Environment

  Aug 28, 2019
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• Online maps highlight impact of climate change on Canada’s boreal forests

  New online maps let viewers zero in on how climate change will affect their part of Canada's boreal forest.

  Environment

  Oct 22, 2018
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• Why heat, droughts and dwindling glaciers threaten Alberta’s oil sands

  The oil sands depend on the Athabaska River. But three interconnected threats may make the river's flow far smaller in the future than it is today.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2016