Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News Archive

July 30, 2024 — 
Retention ponds loaded with algae

July 24, 2024 — 
An exhibit of photographs from former UM researcher Dr. Klaus Hochheim is open at Canadian Mennonite University until the end of August. Dr. Hochheim was a climatologist and ice scientist in the Centre for Earth Observation Science for 12 years until his tragic death in a helicopter crash in the Arctic in September 2013.  

July 22, 2024 — 
Research team descends on Alberta to track frequency, severity of hailstorms

July 19, 2024 — 
What a science professor thinks about the movie ‘Twisters’

July 18, 2024 — 
Homebuilding lessons to help transform northern First Nation

July 12, 2024 — 
How to keep your campsite bear safe for you and for them

July 2, 2024 — 
Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s

June 27, 2024 — 
Dr. Dorthe Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, along with four colleagues, won the prestigious BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Climate Change category. Dr. Dahl-Jensen and her team were lauded for their work on using ice cores in Greenland to track the relationship of greenhouse gas concentrations to changes in climate over the past 800,000 years.    

June 21, 2024 — 
New report says there could be negative impacts as sub-Arctic killer whales move north

June 21, 2024 — 
A diverse team of researchers spanning six continents and more than ten countries has received funding from the Government of Canada to improve access to culturally significant foods for disadvantaged communities around the world.