Tag: lakes
Tiny Satellites Reveal Water Dynamics in Thousands of Northern Lakes
Using an army of small satellites, researchers have shown that water levels in small lakes across northern Canada and Alaska are far more variable...
Improved Measurements of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Lakes
New research supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Hydro-Quebec has improved the accuracy in measuring the relationship...
Lakes in Our Backyard Serve as Windows into Earth’s Origins
Countless lakes in Canada and elsewhere may offer some important insights into how life on Earth began and may also help us grapple with...
Study Shows Canada has 10 Hectares More Freshwater than Every Other...
Researchers from McGill University have published the most complete database of lakes to date, providing a tool to scientists that assists understanding of the impact...
Feds Fund Conservation Portal
The federal government is providing close to $35,000 from the Rideau Canal Resource Conservation funding to the Centre for Sustainable Watersheds (CSW) to complete...
Manitoba Declares War on Phosphorus
Manitoba is implementing new rules for livestock waste management in response to recommendations made by the Clean Environment Commission (CEC) and the auditor general,...