Fire season seems to have replaced summer, especially in the mountains of western Canada. In the 2019 State of the Mountains Report (Volume 2), we featured an article by Lori Daniels from the University of British Columbia titled “Wildfires: Causes, Consequences, and Coexistence.” Her introduction began with the sentence: “Wildfire has become a wicked problem – complex, challenging, and full of paradoxes.”
Read MoreThe retreat of mountain glaciers worldwide is a key indicator of modern climate change, with mass loss from glaciers contributing to sea level rise and to river flows during dry and warm parts of the year. In western Canada, maintenance of low flows by glacier meltwater is essential for maintaining biodiversity, hydro-power generation, agricultural irrigation, and water supply for major cities and small towns.
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