Manitoba's recent drought provides a picture of how climate change will alter our lives, but the province also has the potential to show the world possible solutions to the global climate crisis, researchers and policy makers say.
As the drought-ravaged summer pushes some cattle producers toward the grim prospect of selling off herds, a pair of Manitobans are offering ways to pump water for cattle to those parched pastures and business is booming.
In-depth effort to map the Red River
Survey to gather data on bottom elevations from South Dakota to Lake Winnipeg Save to Read Later
A complete bathymetric survey of the Red River, which is similar to a topographical map but of river bottom elevations, hasn’t been done in more than 70 years. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
As water sources dry up and climate extremes cause drought and floods on the Prairies, a massive effort is underway to map the bottom of the Red River to measure its depth from South Dakota to Lake Winnipeg.
As water sources dry up and climate extremes cause drought and floods on the Prairies, a massive effort is underway to map the bottom of the Red River to measure its depth from South Dakota to Lake Winnipeg.