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Xander Wang, a researcher at UPEI's School of Climate Change and Adaptation, was just awarded $1.65 million for his project that aims to reduce the impact of climate change on the agriculture industry. He sat down with CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin to discuss his work.
Irrigation is relatively uncommon on P.E.I. farms, but that may have to change if Island farmers want to continue to grow potatoes, says Xander Wang, director of the Climate Smart Lab at UPEI.
In the year since Fiona struck the Island, UPEI's School of Climate Change and Adaptation has seen a big jump in inquiries from waterfront property owners as well as potential buyers wondering about the risk level — and what they can do to lower it.
Houses blown away. No power for weeks. Landmarks crumbling into the ocean. PEI survived its worst, most expensive storm with Fiona. It won't be the last
In Nova Scotia, all eyes are on the Coastal Protection Act, which will decide where it's safe to build new homes and buildings along the shoreline of the province as sea levels rise and climate change contributes to greater erosion and flooding.