Winnipeg Free Press More students drawn to climate studies Last Modified: 7:28 PM CDT Thursday, Jul. 15, 2021 | Updates Save to Read Later As the climate crisis shows itself on the Prairies via heat waves, drought and wildfires, more students are pursuing environmental science research and studying mitigation strategies. As the climate crisis shows itself on the Prairies via heat waves, drought and wildfires, more students are pursuing environmental science research and studying mitigation strategies. "There's a lot more extremely hot days, a lot more drought, and this gives me fear for the unknown," said Catherine Goltz, a 24-year-old researcher, who graduated from the University of Winnipeg with a bachelor of science in geography with honours in 2020.