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...

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

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 www.tickettailor.com/events/mcmas...

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

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. uwaterloo.ca/news/canadia...

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 🔗 tinyurl.com/NAIS-Current ➡️ Drought Outlook, Jan 1 to Mar 31, 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/NAIS-CDO

We’re hiring an Environmental Data Services Manager! This position can be remote or based in our Toronto office. Find out more and apply 👇 datastream.org/en-ca/articl...

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/...

GWFO sites help to measure water in all its forms www.rmoutlook.com/banff/at-hig...

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: www.youtube.com/watch?v=noRL...

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

Will there be more freshwater available in Alberta this year because of more snow in the mountains? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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

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...

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​.

“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...

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

World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day celebrations at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris: Side-Event 20: Integrated Observation and Prediction Systems for the Cryosphere Date 19 March 2026, Time: 16:00-17:30 (CET) www.un-glaciers.org/en/articles/...

New paper! We took our peatland moss expertise and methods and applied it to fill and spill water storage dynamics to examine the hydrological controls on rock barrens moss and lichen mat growth. Mat NPP increases with increasing bedrock depression storage. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Data collected by @alexceb.bsky.social about snowfall accumulation in needleleaf forests is shared by Global Water Futures Observatories, increasing our understanding of forest canopy across a wide spatial scale news.usask.ca/articles/res...

Global Water Futures Observatories is recruiting creative water science professionals for Outreach and Digital Services posts, and for MSc and PhD work at University of Saskatchewan: check these out here: research-groups.usask.ca/hydrology/jo...

The Eastern Rockies snowpacks are at 140-200% of normal levels, which will help break out of the drought cycle the region has experienced for much of the last 10 years.

We're thrilled to see that The Great Thaw has been accepted as an entry into the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada @swc-can.bsky.social 2025 Book Awards! This art-science book explores the impacts of climate change on glaciers, snow, and ice. Read it for free: gwf.usask.ca/outcomes/the...

Winner of the 2025 #NobelPeatPrize for top McMaster peat paper is Furukawa et al. accepted earlier today in Ecohydrology! Almost four years to put this together. A complete lab group effort! Abstract attached. #SurvivalOfTheDeepest The #NobelPeatPrize (International) will be announced Dec. 11th

From glacial pools to man-made reservoirs, #Canada is home to more lakes than any other country in the world. These bodies of water are crucial to communities, providing year-round recreation, fishing, hydroelectric energy, and more. news.usask.ca/articles/res...

Warming winters are shrinking ice cover on the Great Lakes: shortening winters by about 2 weeks every decade, fueling algal blooms, altering ecosystems, and eroding cultural and recreational traditions. Read More: theconversation.com/warmer-weath...

Artist Gennadiy Ivanov is showcasing many of his artworks at the 5 Elements Art Exhibition in the Undercroft Gallery in Norwich, UK. The exhibit runs until September 27. Learn more: 💧 Future Radio interview: www.mixcloud.com/futureradio/... 💧 Video of exhibit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1oC...

New paper out: The Canadian Global Water Futures programme – creation, foundation, and operation As GWF concluded this year, the article looks back at how the program was built, its achievements (2,000+ publications, 3,100+ talks), and lessons for future water research in Canada & globally.

Online Seminar Series focused on the key thematic messages of the the United Nations World Water Development Report (UN WWDR): next up tomorrow is Cooperation and participation for preserving mountains and glaciers – Focus on Europe and North America t.co/Qsehg6BVgw

Join us at Session FS 3.116: High Mountain Hydrology and Cryosphere under Global Change – Observations, Modelling, Prospects, part of #IMC25 in Innsbruck, next week! @imc2025.bsky.social @gewex.bsky.social imc2025.info/imc25/sessio...

Smoke from wildfires is speeding up glacier melt in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. It is a stark reminder of how interconnected our climate system is. As air quality suffers, our ice is disappearing. #GlacierYear2025 Read more: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Yesterday was #WorldLakeDay! Since 2014, researchers have monitored Buffalo Pound Lake to track bloom dynamics and deliver live data that helps provide clean drinking water to 25% of Saskatchewan. Learn more research-groups.usask.ca/baulch/buffa... @usask.ca @gwfobservatories.bsky.social

Mission accomplished! Our glider pilot Lydia recovers SG Goot from Lake Nipigon after a successful mission in collaboration with OMNR. Next stop: Lake Superior Shoals! @globservingsystem.bsky.social @gwfobservatories.bsky.social

"Canada, for the second time in recent history, has a coast to coast to coast drought." Droughts of this nature are becoming more severe, longer in duration, and more extensive. John Pomeroy speaks with CBC about how this drought offers a learning opportunity. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Another first for Great Lakes science! In collaboration with OMNR, our glider, SG Goot, is now surveying Lake Nipigon. It’s equipped with a hydroacoustics bay to track fish movement and map bathymetry. Here’s to smooth sailing! @gwfobservatories.bsky.social @globservingsystem.bsky.social

Glaciers in the Canadian Rockies are melting up to ten times faster due to wildfire soot, which fuels algae blooms and darkens the ice surface. Listen to John Pomeroy talk with Evan Bray about what this means for water supplies across Western Canada.

“The risk that goes into building a bridge or other infrastructure is generally based on historical observations of past risk, but this is no longer useful because future risk is different and often much higher.”

The infamous Principles of Hydrology course is open for registration! This intensive course is available for audit or credit and covers various hydrological principles in a Canadian context. For more information, visit research-groups.usask.ca/hydrology/tr... #Hydrology #Water #HydrologyCourse

There is a #PostDocOpportunity to work at Sibbald Fen, one of the GWFO sites in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies! #UAV #RemoteSensing #ClimateAdaptation #Ecohydrology

Western Canadian glaciers melting twice as fast as they did a decade ago, research shows www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Read the publication here: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Environment Canada is forecasting significant rainfall across the #Banff, #Canmore, and #Kananaskis regions this weekend, with 50–100 mm expected by Sunday, and some localized areas potentially reaching 200 mm. Thunderstorms, hail, and localized flooding are possible.

Thank you to @albertainnovates.bsky.social for inviting John Pomeroy to give a keynote on the future water supply in Alberta and to display art from The Great Thaw during the Water Innovation Forum! The Great Thaw #sciart book is available online to view and download (free) at globalwaterfutures.ca