Research on Sask. rivers and streams used to predict floods and climate change
SASKATOON -- The public looks to Environment Canada to predict the weather in the sky but their work is also used to predict floods and climate change. Hydrometric technologist Cody Garbutt comes to Prince Albert every two months to collect data about the North Saskatchewan River. It’s one of 170 hydrological monitoring stations in Saskatchewan that are run by Environment and Climate Change Canada. The data collected is for the Water Survey of Canada (WSC), an ongoing survey that’s been operating since 1975. In the winter, he drills a line of holes in the ice about 10 meters apar...
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