In collaboration with volunteers from the Cheslatta Carrier Nation, University of Northern British Columbia researchers under Environmental Sciences Professor Dr. Stephen Dery are launching a new study to better understanding the influence of Pineapple Express atmospheric precipitation on rivers in the region and what it means for the future of the Nechako River Watershed.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Tahtsa Ranges Atmospheric Rivers Experiment (TRARE)<\/a>\u00a0is one component of the\u00a0Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)\/Rio Tinto Industrial Research Chair<\/a>\u00a0in Climate Change and Water Security project led by\u00a0Drey.<\/p>\n Although these storms are usually good for ground water sources and help keep river and lake levels healthy, they can also be devastating to local communities.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile these storms often replenish critical water resources, the adverse, and often violent, conditions that accompany them such as flooding, washouts and landslides can damage infrastructure and endanger the health and well-being of ecosystems and communities,\u201d D\u00e9ry says. \u201cWith climate change, it is anticipated these \u2018rivers in the sky\u2019 will become more frequent and intense along B.C.\u2019s coast. It is therefore critical to understand their nature and impacts including within the Nechako Watershed.\u201d<\/p>\n 20 sites will be included in the study and it is scheduled to last until the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In collaboration with volunteers from the Cheslatta Carrier Nation, University of Northern British Columbia researchers under Environmental Sciences Professor Dr. Stephen Dery are launching a new study to better understanding the influence of Pineapple Express atmospheric precipitation on rivers in the region and what it means for the future of the Nechako River Watershed. The\u00a0Tahtsa…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":59465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[57,219,221,222],"tags":[9247,9246,9248,2057],"radio":[245],"origine":[280,263,231],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59464"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59464"},{"taxonomy":"radio","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/radio?post=59464"},{"taxonomy":"origine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/origine?post=59464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}