The Tyee - Alberta’s Brutal Water Reckoning
“To a water expert, looking ahead is like the view from a locomotive, 10 seconds before the train wreck.”
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This recent article, published by Andrew Nikiforuk at The Tyee highlights the escalating water crisis in Alberta, driven by climate change-induced droughts and dwindling water resources. With reduced snowpack accumulations, melting glaciers, and critical water shortages across river basins, the province faces severe challenges in maintaining water supply for its residents and industries.
Despite these alarming conditions, the Alberta government has yet to declare an emergency, relying on hopes for precipitation to alleviate the crisis. Experts emphasize the need for immediate action, including catchment-wide planning, wetland restoration, and promoting water-efficient practices to mitigate the impending water crisis and its potential consequences.
The Canada1Water project continues to stands as a crucial national initiative, aiming to analyze the effects of climate change on Canada's water resources and offering user-friendly tools for decision-makers, policy analysts, and community planners to navigate the challenges of ensuring a sustainable water supply in the coming decades and centuries.
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“With less water in the rivers and ground, the cottonwoods and willows that decorate the banks of prairie rivers are dying.”
St. Mary Reservoir, near Lethbridge, just 11 per cent full. Climate change is only part of the reason Alberta is reeling for lack of water.
“Sometime in the coming century, the increasing demand for water, the increasing scarcity of water due to climate warming, and one of the long droughts of past centuries will collide, and Albertans will learn first-hand what water scarcity is all about”