Hydro power in Alberta once made up around half the province's installed capacity, but today it provides three to five per cent of our electricity generation. Despite potential for more, hydro is almost missing from future projections with renewables.

While some effects of climate change are pretty obvious — the heat dome of 2021, crippling droughts, major flood events and historic fire seasons — changes on Canada's ski hills have been a little more subtle.

Permafrost thaw will mean an increase in greenhouse gas emissions over the next century, potentially as much as another large industrial nation. We take a look at its impact on emissions, but also its direct effect on the Arctic landscape.

As part of The Climate Change Project, we’ve been asking you for your story ideas and questions. One that has repeatedly come up is around the solar cycle and in particular, how the sun ties into climate and climate change.

This tornado season was busy for Saskatchewan, and Alberta saw several powerful ones. But national trends are showing fewer tornadoes on average, and a shift in Canada's tornado alley.

Industry and a changing climate are hurting water levels in this remote Alberta wetland. And the Indigenous people who rely on this wetland for food and transportation are determined they won't be left high and dry.

Rare earth elements are becoming increasingly important in the switch to clean energy, but mining them brings its own environmental footprint. So how do we balance the need for mining the minerals with environmental risks associated with the operations? And where does climate change fit in?

A swath of land stretching across southern Alberta and Saskatchewan is often referred to as Palliser’s Triangle — a dry, hot and windy region originally thought to be a poor area for farming and agriculture. But the man who made that observation — Capt. John Palliser — couldn't have been more wrong.

As bleak as it sounds, the post-apocalyptic, smoke-filled skylines that have become part of summer on the Prairies over the past few years are likely to be a thing of our future. 

This week will likely be the hottest of the summer for most of the Prairies, but what’s behind this late season heat, and how is climate change affecting our heat waves?

The frequency of large hail events could increase as we see our climate continuing to change. But why is that, and what is it about Alberta that leads to the perfect environment for hailstorms?

Our shifting climate could have big repercussions on Canada’s boreal forest. Drought, fire and insect stressors could mean a shift of boreal regions further north. So what would that mean for Alberta and Saskatchewan’s landscape?

A new database is being put together at the University of Alberta measuring the province’s soil health, carbon storage capabilities and providing data to farmers to help plan management practices.

Tornadoes happen every year in Canada, but how are these damage-causing storms rated? We look at the process of dissecting these weather makers after the sky has cleared.

After last year's record-breaking heat and dry weather, the rain this spring and summer has been welcome to many on the Prairies. Yet, despite all the rain, drought conditions continue in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Carbon budgeting is one way of linking our emissions with future warming, but putting them into practice can get complicated.

Latest reports show La Niña is set to stick around this summer, and could last into the winter. So what does that mean for our weather on the Prairies, and how does climate change fit in?

Though we know climate change is linked to more heavy rainfall events, its connection with severe thunderstorms is a little more complicated.

As bleak as it sounds, the post-apocalyptic, smoke-filled skylines that have become part of summer on the Prairies over the past few years are likely to be a thing of our future. 

When you think of nature, you might picture farmland, forests or mountains. But our cities shouldn’t be dismissed as wildlife deserts. Here’s how you can help native species in your own backyard.

Droughts like the one in 2021 could become more common as we see warmer temperatures and less snow due to climate change.