Putting Green Roofs to the Test in Saskatoon’s Climate - Global Institute for Water Security In Saskatoon’s harsh climate, researchers are putting green roofs to the test to understand how they can succeed in cold, dry conditions.

The University of Saskatchewan's Multi-purpose Soil Testing (MOST) Facility, part of the GWFO observatory network, is testing the performance of green roofs in cold climates water.usask.ca/news-items/2...

From @ramsar.org. the 2025 Global Wetland Outlook synthesises recent scientific and economic evidence for wetland loss and degradation, ecosystem services provided, and requirements to achieve international restoration and conservation targets www.global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org/s/GWO2025_En...

Take 5: Five ways USask researchers are working with the UN to reverse climate change - Green and White USask professor, graduate student work to raise awareness about the status of Earth’s cryosphere

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Opioids and other drugs accumulating in freshwater fish | Waterloo News Fish living downstream of wastewater treatment plants are accumulating antidepressants, opioids and other drugs of abuse in their bodies, according to a new study. Using a new analytical method they d...

Professor Mark Servos is GWFO Facility Lead for Grand River sites in Ontario and the Ecotoxicology Laboratory at University of Waterloo uwaterloo.ca/news/media/o...

What does this late season snowfall mean for Calgary’s spring? | Watch News Videos Online Watch What does this late season snowfall mean for Calgary’s spring? Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

Watching for runoff. globalnews.ca/video/118053...

Register – Earth Week Celebration and Urban Environmental Monitoring Station Showcase – 1213 Wilson St. East, Ancaster (Hamilton) ON Earth Week Celebration and Urban Environmental Monitoring Station Showcase – 1213 Wilson St. East, Ancaster (Hamilton) ON, Sat 25 Apr 2026 - Earth Week Celebration Join McMaster University and the McM...

The McMaster Hydrometeorology and Climatology Lab will be celebrating Earth Week with tree planting, urban environmental monitoring technology showcase, and an accouncement of new gifts that will support local conservation efforts on April 25th, 2026
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World Bank launches 'Water Forward' programme to tackle global water stress The World Bank and other top development lenders launched a new global initiative dubbed Water Forward on Wednesday, aimed at improving secure water ​access for a billion people within the next four years.

World Bank launches 'Water Forward' programme to tackle global water stress reut.rs/41yrjH5

Canadian Peatland Data Portal debuts as a landmark tool for climate research and policy | Waterloo News Peatlands cover upwards of 12 per cent of Canada’s landscape and store more carbon than all other ecosystems in the country combined, making them one of Canada’s most powerful natural climate allies. ...

Canada’s first national peatland data portal is here.

Led by Dr. Maria Strack, PI of @can-peat.bsky.social, this new platform brings together critical peatland data to support water research, watershed management, collaboration and Indigenous data sovereignty.

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Troubled Lake Erie is being transformed into a vast water research facility For long a dumping ground for pollutants, the Great Lake is being seeded with sensor buoys to make it the world’s largest digitally connected body of freshwater

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Mobile ice observatory prowls Great Bear lake for 2025-26 winter - Yellowknifer Ice doesn’t get as thick and season is shortening, researcher warns

Professor Kheyrollah Pour leads the GWFO facility, Remote Sensing of Environmental Change (RESEC) Laboratory @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social yellowknifer.com/2026/04/07/m...

🍁 The agriculture.canada.ca Canadian Drought Outlook predicts whether Canadian drought will emerge, stay the same or improve. It is issued on the first Thursday of each month. 🧪

➡️ Current drought conditions
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➡️ Drought Outlook, Jan 1 to Mar 31, 2026
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We’re hiring an Environmental Data Services Manager!

This position can be remote or based in our Toronto office. Find out more and apply 👇
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Permafrost catchments aren’t all the same. Data from GWFO's Yukon observatory Wolf Creek Basin, showed how season, snowpack, and landscape type shape dissolved organic matter export and quality—from humic headwaters to autotrophic lake production. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

At higher elevations in Banff, snowpack is 'truly extraordinary’ Measurements at Lake Louise suggests record snowpack

GWFO sites help to measure water in all its forms
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A great explanation in plain language. Dr Baulch is facility lead for GWFO's Buffalo Pound Lake observatory site.

Swimming in lakes on borrowed time | Helen Baulch | TEDxUniversityofSaskatchewan YouTube video by TEDx Talks

How can we better protect the lakes and waterways we depend on?

In this #TEDxUniversityofSaskatchewan talk, Dr. Helen Baulch draws on her work as a #USask water and sustainability professor to explore the factors that shape water quality.

Watch here:
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I’m visiting the SLU Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment in Uppsala today and saw this on a bookshelf. The dept is home to our 2024 and 2025 #NobelPeatPrize laureates. #peatland

As Himalayan glaciers retreat at an accelerating pace, science, lived experience, and visual storytelling come together to ask what this means for mountain communities and the region’s future.

📆 Tuesday, 7 April | 5:30 pm
📍 Alliance Française Auditorium, Kathmandu
🎫 Free entry

Alberta's irrigators make case for major expansion plans | CBC News After warm weather filled Alberta's irrigation reservoirs this winter, managers are stressing the need for expansion to secure water supply for farms in the future.

Will there be more freshwater available in Alberta this year because of more snow in the mountains?
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Snowpack 'remarkable' in some parts of Alberta's Rockies This year's snowpack is breaking low and high records in different parts of the Rocky Mountains.

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#microplastics #urban #stormwater #catchments #kitchener #ldir #microplastics #polymer #hydrologicalmodeling #pcswmm #sediment #microplastics #waterresearch #stormwater #hydrology #urbanrunoff #ldir… ... New paper out! 📄🌧️🔬💧📊 Check out our latest publication in Water Research on quantifying the yields and stormwater loads of #microplastics across five #urban #stormwater #catchments in the City of #Ki...

Microplastics in our Canadian city water supplies are of increasing concern. GWFO Urban Ecohydrology sites at @uwaterloo.ca are analysing data to provide evidence that will help municipalties better understand related health risks and develop ways to reduce pollution. lnkd.in/eTekahk6

1. Speed up climate action
2. Increase water storage
3. Strategically approach water allocation
4. Develop water intelligence

Canada's Water Future: Climate Change, Water Security, and Sustainable Management John Pomeroy of the University of Saskatchewan examines Canada’s water future, climate risks, and sustainable water management.

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Understanding Mountain Water – Worldwide Just before World Water Day, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) announces it will lead the new MountAInWater project, an ambitious endeavor funded by Schmidt Sciences with a grant ...

Close to 40% of global land depends on mountain water. Rapid changes in snow and ice are already reshaping what flows downstream. GWFO data will feed MountAInWater, a global effort to reveal tipping points and impacts on the water that communities and ecosystems rely on. ist.ac.at/en/news/unde...

Schmidt Sciences Awards $33 Million to Create Comprehensive Account of Global Freshwater Availability  - Schmidt Sciences Four global, interdisciplinary teams will use AI and high-resolution data to measure freshwater supply and inform climate mitigation  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mar. 19, 2026, 9 a.m. ET   Contact: Carlie ...

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International partners joining this interdisciplinary research project: @stichtingcas.bsky.social​, @ethz.ch​, FutureWater, @tum.de​, @unil.bsky.social​, @usask.ca​, @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social​, and @w-u-r.bsky.social​.

Why Do We Track the Health of Fresh Water, and What Do We Do with the Data? - Article - DataStreamWhy Do We Track the Health of Fresh Water, and What Do We Do with the Data? - Article - DataStream But our relationship with these ecosystems is also somewhat fraught. While we cherish our lakes and rivers for recreation and sustenance, we are simultaneously polluting them at an alarming rate.

“While we cherish our lakes and rivers for recreation and sustenance, we are simultaneously polluting them at an alarming rate.”

Thomas Saleh of @experimentallakes.bsky.social explores how we can use data to better understand what's happening to freshwater: datastream.org/en-ca/articl...

Poster for op-ed about water in The Future Economy.ca

Coming on the TheFutureEconomy.ca: developing water intelligence a priority for Canadians

USask-City of Saskatoon project aims to build winter-resistant roadways - College of Engineering | Global Water Futures Observatories Spring is on its way in Canadian cities, bringing frost damaged streets and roads with it. Specialised laboratories that are part of the Global Water Futures Observatories network support creation of...

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