https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/understanding-toronto-floods-video-explainer/ Fri, 09 May 2025 14:45:20 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=136900 How can we limit damage from disasters like the 2024 Toronto floods? In this explainer video, we highlight some pretty useful solutions to our water problems L. Manuel Baechlin Video flooding floods Toronto An illustration of flooding maps and illustrations from the explainer video, with a play button in the middle. https://thenarwhal.ca/peguis-manitoba-flood-mitigation/ Wed, 17 May 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=78407 Nearly a third of the ‘refugees’ from last spring's flood still haven’t returned to the community. The Nation hopes a new collaboration will help it better prepare for future natural disasters Julia-Simone Rutgers News climate adaptation floods Indigenous Rights Manitoba Photo: Aaron Vincent Elkaim / The Narwhal Peguis First Nation; condemned house from flooding https://thenarwhal.ca/flood-infrastructure-the-biggest-salmon-habitat-issue-youve-never-heard-of/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 22:03:35 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=19969 Along B.C.’s Fraser River, concrete obstructions block 1,500 kilometres of fish habitat and ‘meat grinder’ pump stations kill fish. Critics say it’s time for fish-friendly flood control Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood In-Depth floods fraser river salmon sea level rise wildlife Chum fry hiding in marginal grass https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-climate-salt-marsh-sea-level-rise-fraser-delta/ Sat, 20 Jun 2020 15:00:52 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=19664 An often-underrated ecosystem supports millions of migratory birds, provides critical habitat for young salmon, absorbs carbon and plays an essential role in flood prevention. An ambitious project aims to draw on the power of the salt marsh, gradually raising its level to create a ‘living dike’ Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood In-Depth climate adaptation climate change floods fraser river Indigenous protected areas sea level rise water wildlife Boundary Bay Northern Harrier https://thenarwhal.ca/unimpeded-rivers-crucial-climate-changes-new-study/ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 18:00:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/06/24/unimpeded-rivers-crucial-climate-changes-new-study/ Judith Lavoie News climate change dams Flathead Valley floods fraser river global warming hydro dams News Peace River Ric Hauer rivers University of Montana Y2Y Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone to Yukon Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative https://thenarwhal.ca/conservative-candidate-mel-arnold-hit-hard-after-questioning-man-made-climate-change-cbc/ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 21:20:34 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/10/08/conservative-candidate-mel-arnold-hit-hard-after-questioning-man-made-climate-change-cbc/ Carol Linnitt andrew weaver Chris George Cindy Derkaz Climate climate change climate science conservative party floods Green Party Harper Government human activity human caused Jacqui Gingras Liberal Party Mel Arnold NDP North Okanagan-Shuswap Science scientific literary https://thenarwhal.ca/fort-mcmurray-home-176-square-km-tar-sands-tailings-ponds-overwhelmed-floods/ Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:10:58 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/06/12/fort-mcmurray-home-176-square-km-tar-sands-tailings-ponds-overwhelmed-floods/ Heather Libby and Carol Linnitt Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Athabasca River contamination floods Fort McMurray oilsands pit lakes Suncor Energy tailings ponds