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DESCRIPTION:Special Homecoming Cutting Edge Lecture. Presented via Zoom lic
 ense through ɬÀï·¬'s Youtube channel\, this free webcast will feature a p
 owerpoint presentation by John Pomeroy (FRSC Distinguished Professor\, Dep
 t. of Geography & Planning\, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and 
 Climate Change\, Director\, University of Saskatchewan Centre for Hydrolog
 y).\n\nDr. Pomeroy is the winner of the 2019 Miroslaw Romanowski Medal fro
 m the Royal Society of Canada. This medal is awarded for contributions tow
 ards the resolution of scientific aspects of environmental problems or for
  important improvements to the quality of an ecosystem in all aspects - te
 rrestrial\, atmospheric and aqueous - brought about by scientific means. Y
 ou can read more about Dr. Pomeroy here.\n\nAbstract of Dr. Pomeroy's talk
 : Canada and the world are faced with unprecedented water-related challeng
 es. Climate warming and human actions are altering precipitation patterns\
 , reducing snow levels\, accelerating glacier melting\, intensifying flood
 s\, and increasing risk of droughts\, while pollution from population grow
 th and industrialization is degrading water systems. Canada has some of th
 e world's highest rates of climate warming along with associated extreme w
 eather\, together they impact infrastructure\, institutions\, ecosystems a
 nd human health. Half of the world's population and all of Canada are depe
 ndent upon water from rapidly warming cold regions. More are impacted by t
 he effects of rapid and often poorly regulated development on the sources 
 of their freshwater supply. With such unprecedented change\, it is clear t
 hat the historical patterns of water availability are no longer a reliable
  guide for the future. To address the societal needs for freshwater predic
 tion\, new modeling tools that capture these interconnected forces and the
 ir societal implications have been coupled to monitoring systems with grea
 ter capacity to warn of critical environmental changes\, and more effectiv
 e mechanisms to translate new scientific knowledge into societal action. T
 he results show how Canada can lead the world in forecasting\, preparing f
 or and managing water futures in the face of dramatically increasing risks
 .\n\nSchedule of the evening:\n\n6:00 PM: Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
  by Ingrid Birker (Redpath Museum Public Program)\n\n6:10 PM: Introduction
  of the speaker and brief history of the Romanowski Medal by Lawrence Mysa
 k (CM\, FRSC\,  Past President\, International Association for the Physica
 l Sciences of the Oceans\, and Canada Steamship Lines Emeritus Professor o
 f Meteorology Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences)\n\n6:15 - 6:
 45 PM: Presentation by Dr. Pomeroy\n\n6:45 - 7:00 PM: Thank you and Q&A mo
 derated by Jeffrey McKenzie ( Chair\, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science
 s\, ɬÀï·¬)\n\nYou can view it on ɬÀï·¬'s Youtube channel here
 .\n\n \n
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LOCATION:ONLINE
SUMMARY:Online Cutting Edge Lecture in Science: Freshwater Futures for Cana
 da and the World 
URL:/redpath/channels/event/online-cutting-edge-lectur
 e-science-freshwater-futures-canada-and-world-302786
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