The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Flood infrastructure: ‘the biggest salmon habitat issue you’ve never heard of’ 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 How a salt marsh could be a secret weapon against sea level rise in B.C.’s Fraser delta 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 Shocking Migratory Changes Bring Electric Rays to Canada’s Pacific https://thenarwhal.ca/shocking-migratory-changes-bring-electric-rays-canada-s-pacific/ Tue, 26 Apr 2016 15:48:17 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/04/26/shocking-migratory-changes-bring-electric-rays-canada-s-pacific/ David Suzuki In-Depth Climate climate change corals Fish fisheries global warming In-Depth migration Oceans Paris Agreement sea level rise Burning Fossil Fuels is Responsible for Most Sea-Level Rise Since 1970 https://thenarwhal.ca/burning-fossil-fuels-responsible-most-sea-level-rise-1970/ Fri, 15 Apr 2016 07:01:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/04/15/burning-fossil-fuels-responsible-most-sea-level-rise-1970/ admin arctic sea ice arctic sea ice loss carbon emissions climate change CSIRO fossil fuels global warming sea ice sea level rise the conversation Utrecht University Glaciers in Canadian Rockies Could Shrink By 95% by 2100, Study Finds https://thenarwhal.ca/glaciers-canadian-rockies-could-shrink-95-2100-study-finds/ Tue, 07 Apr 2015 23:05:17 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/04/07/glaciers-canadian-rockies-could-shrink-95-2100-study-finds/ admin Alex Gardner Athabasca Glacier Banff National Park Carbon Brief climate change Garry Clarke glaciers global warming Lake Louise Nature Geoscience rock flour Rockies sea level rise Tobias Bolch New Report: Who Will Pay for the Costs and Damages of Climate Change? https://thenarwhal.ca/new-report-who-will-pay-costs-and-damages-climate-change/ Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:00:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/10/13/new-report-who-will-pay-costs-and-damages-climate-change/ Chris Rose Andrew Gage Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Canadian Natural Resources carbon emissions Climate climate change climate damages climate liability climate litigation emissions encana extreme weather fossil fuels Husky Michael Byers sea level rise suncor Talisman West Coast Environmental Law Climate Change Could Force Thousands From Small Islands in Less Than a Decade: UN https://thenarwhal.ca/climate-change-could-force-thousands-small-islands-less-decade-un/ Wed, 03 Sep 2014 23:39:38 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/09/03/climate-change-could-force-thousands-small-islands-less-decade-un/ Chris Rose Achim Steiner ban ki-moon Climate climate change Climate Summit global warming Kiribati Maldives Marshall Islands sea level rise SIDS small island developing states Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi Tuvalu un United Nations Environment Programme Scientists Fear Massive Sea Level Rise from “Unstoppable” Melt of West Antarctica Ice Sheet https://thenarwhal.ca/scientists-fear-massive-sea-level-rise-unstoppable-melt-west-antarctica-ice-sheet/ Tue, 13 May 2014 18:14:50 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/05/13/scientists-fear-massive-sea-level-rise-unstoppable-melt-west-antarctica-ice-sheet/ Chris Rose Climate climate change melt NASA polar ice caps sea level rise West Antarctic west antarctic ice sheet Climate Change “Has Moved Firmly into the Present,” Latest NCA Federal Report States https://thenarwhal.ca/climate-change-has-moved-firmly-present-federal-report-states/ Wed, 07 May 2014 20:52:06 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/05/07/climate-change-has-moved-firmly-present-federal-report-states/ Chris Rose agriculture climate change coal emissions extreme weather food security ice melt Lou Leonard Michael Brune NCA obama oil and gas Report sea level rise Sierra Club US National Climate Assessment WWF The Incalculable Cost of Climate Change https://thenarwhal.ca/incalculable-cost-climate-change/ Tue, 25 Jun 2013 01:57:25 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/06/25/incalculable-cost-climate-change/ John Irving Climate climate change drought extreme weather General global warming michael mann Naomi Oreskes Peter Ward sea level rise storms