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Thunderbolts and Lightning

August 19, 2020

This past Sunday and Monday we had the excitement of observing both a rare thunderstorm and the measures taken to fight the resulting wildfires.

Tags BC wildfire, drought, fire risk, lightning, rain, streamflow, thunderstorm, weather, wildfire

Communicating Scientific Results to Local Communities: BC Floods 2018

December 2, 2019May 23, 2018

The top disaster news in the past few weeks has been major flooding in communities across Canada. From New Brunswick to Alberta and British Columbia, … Read more

Tags BC, climate, climate change, Flood, flooding, floodplains, Grand Forks, Kootenays, municipalities, PCIC, scicomm, science communication, snow, snowpack, streamflow, temperature, weather

Women in Science, Citizen Science, Science Communication, and More!

December 2, 2019March 17, 2017

I’ve had a few pieces of writing come out lately that I haven’t had a chance to chat about yet, so thought I’d collate them … Read more

Tags blog posts, books, Caroline Fox, cdnsci, citizen science, Dawn Bazely, Imogen Coe, logging, open access, publications, reading, science, science communication, streamflow

Dry times in the Canadian West

December 2, 2019July 1, 2015

*UPDATED 5 JULY – NEW BC, AB, AND SK WILDFIRE & DROUGHT SITUATION* I’m closing the windows again to keep the cool in and the … Read more

Tags Alberta, british columbia, drought, fish, hydrology, hydropower, northwest territories, pacific northwest, saskatchewan, streamflow, water, water security, water supply, western canada, yukon

New season, more streamflow?

December 2, 2019September 23, 2014

The first of the West Coast’s seasonal storms has blown in on the first day of fall, and Vancouver Islanders may almost be glad to … Read more

Tags Cowichan, drought, hydrology, salmon, streamflow, Vancouver Island, water conservation, water use

Fish, forests, and snow

December 2, 2019June 7, 2014

You’re standing on a stream bank in your local mountain watershed. The sun is rising, warming the back of your head, and you see a … Read more

Tags aquatic ecosystems, climate change, drought, fish, floods, forests, groundwater, insect infestation, mountains, snow, snowmelt, snowpack, stream temperature, streamflow, surface water, wildfire
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