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Saskatchewan flood risk low
Last week’s blizzard likely didn’t add enough to the snow pack to change the spring runoff forecast, says Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency. Officials were already expecting above-normal spring flows for southeastern Saskatchewan based on wetter than normal conditions last fall and above-normal snowfall. “A lot of that snowstorm … there wasn’t a whole lot of […] Read more
Fraser Valley farming faces flood risk due to climate change
SUMMERLAND, B.C. — A new study raises alarms about potential high agricultural damages should peak water flows on the Fraser River increase as some climate change models predict. A report published by the Fraser Valley Regional District and British Columbia Agriculture and Food Climate Change Initiative calculated flood losses for three scenarios: ■ a flood […] Read more
Manitoba flood risk outlined
Parts of Manitoba are at risk of major flooding this spring, the province announced in its first forecast of 2017. Soils in Manitoba were saturated going into the winter and multiple snowstorms hit the province in December. Conditions are right for major flooding if events such as late spring blizzards or heavy rain during snowmelt […] Read more
Flooding the newest threat to prairie crops
If crop insurance data is an indicator, flooding may now be the most common plague in Saskatchewan. Statistics from the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. show that excessive rain caused 49 percent of all crop losses from 2006-15. In comparison, drought was responsible for 18 percent of all losses during that decade. Lorelei Hulston, the crop […] Read more
Flooding now causing most crop damage
If crop insurance data is an indicator, flooding may now be the most common plague in Saskatchewan. Statistics from the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. show that excessive rain caused 49 percent of all crop losses from 2006-15. In comparison, drought was responsible for 18 percent of all losses during that decade. Lorelei Hulston, the crop […] Read more
Farmers evaluating rain damage to crops
Farmers are assessing crops after this week’s heavy rainfalls throughout southern Saskatchewan. It’s too soon to tell just how much damage was done, but pulse crops will be particularly at risk from sitting in water. Other crops have lodged in the heavy rain and wind. Rainfall amounts varied widely, and hit 130 millimetres in Estevan […] Read more
UPDATED: Rain not letting up in Sask.
UPDATED: Tuesday July 12, 2016 – 1535 CST – Heavy rain has resulted in some minor flooding on waterways in northeastern Saskatchewan, says the Water Security Agency. Burntout Brook near Arborfield peaked at 44 cubic metres per second last night, a one-in-50-year event. The Pasquia River at Highway 9 is flowing at 33 m3/s, which […] Read more
Pay farmers to stop drainage: research chair
Agricultural drainage | Farmers who hold water on their land are providing a service
Water expert John Pomeroy says paying farmers to store water might curb unauthorized drainage and alleviate some of the problems that go along with it. The Canada research chair in water resources and climate change, based at the University of Saskatchewan, said he understands why farmers want to get rid of the water. But widespread […] Read more
Sask. community floods called worst in history
Rescuing people, belongings | Melville, Sask., residents work together to help others to safety
Melville, Sask. — Better to be safe than sorry, was Doug Schofer’s thinking as he watched water pour over the Melville reservoir at 7:30 p.m. June 30. “It had breached in two spots and the entire dike was just steady seepage overtop,” said the grain farmer and railroad engineer. “We made the decision to evacuate.” […] Read more
