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Groundwater Not as Renewable as Thought, Study Finds
By Andrew Nikiforuk, 21 Nov 2015, TheTyee.ca Groundwater, the globe's most dependable water insurance system, is not as renewable as researchers once thought and its availability varies....
Glacier melt in B.C. mountains reaches ‘shocking’ levels
By Chris Brown and Chris Corday, CBC News Posted: Oct 21, 2015 5:56 PM PT Last Updated: Oct 22, 2015 7:04 AM PT For B.C. glacier researcher Matt....
Right to water, healthy environment must be immediate priorities for new government
October 20, 2015, The Council of Canadians - Kaitlyn Mitchell and Emma Lui In the final stretch of the campaign trail, Justin Trudeau — Canada’s next prime minister....
Cloudy brown water soon a thing of the past in Glenmore Ellison
By John McDonald, infonews.ca, Oct 7, 2015 CENTRAL OKANAGAN - It’s taken almost seven years and $20 million, but residents who have endured near constant water quality....
Special Report: The lake’s huge … but not infinite
The Okanagan Valley has started to respond to drought conditions, but is hampered by a ‘mishmash’ of almost 100 water providers with no overall co-ordination BY LARRY....
How dry I am
Drought study underway by USGS, including look at North Idaho rivers DAVID COLE/dcole@source: cdapress.com COEUR d'ALENE - The Coeur d'Alene, St. Joe, Priest and Spokane rivers and some....
Climate change: Municipalities unprepared for ‘weather whiplash,’ warns meteorologist
Canadians can expect extreme shifts in weather from season to season The Canadian Press Posted: Aug 22, 2015 9:29 AM ET A top Canadian meteorologist warns that municipalities....
Massive storm will drop entire summer’s worth of rain on Metro Vancouver
Environment Canada is predicting a massive shift in weather patterns, bringing virtually non-stop rain from Friday morning through to Monday. Between 80 and 140 mm of....