It's been an up-and-down year for weather and moisture levels in the province.
Rural Roots Canada Meteorologist David Spence took a look back at the different conditions and how they impacted the farms and ranches throughout southern Alberta.

Southern Alberta Farm Weather Year End Part 1

Rural Roots Canada Meteorologist David Spence takes a look back at the different conditions and how they impacted the farms and ranches throughout southern Alberta.

Southern Alberta Farm Weather Year-End Part 2

Rural Roots Canada Meteorologist David Spence took a look back at the different conditions and how they impacted the farms and ranches throughout central Alberta.

Central Alberta Farm Weather Year End Recap

Celeste Saulo has always been fascinated by the weather. Now Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), she is seeing climate breakdown warp global weather systems beyond recognition, with devastating impacts on countless lives and livelihoods.

“We can see how many people are suffering…We can see that people are running out of food, are running out of water, and the real narrative is that this will affect everyone sooner or later.”

The United Nations Secretary General has issued a red alert for the planet after a full decade of record-breaking heat driven by human activity. In this episode, Celeste Saulo reflects on our shared responsibility to future generations, on an emotional meeting with the Pope, and on why she can never give up hope.

 “If you work with youth, you need to have hope, because for me, it's not fair not having hope… We need to work along the lines we believe are better opportunities for them, and we need to engage them, and I would say, to follow them.”

S10-E5: How to save humanity from climate breakdown - Celeste Saulo Secretary-General WMO

How Trump Could Slow the L.A. Recovery. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Headlines:
Some of the “second responders” who will be crucial to rebuild L.A. could be deported.

The U.S. Supreme Court says climate change lawsuits can proceed against oil giants.

A new study says that putting solar panels on reservoirs in the U.S. could generate enough energy to power 100 million homes a year.

Drought makes mosquitoes thirsty for your blood.

This Week in Water for January 19, 2025

February 16 - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025)

It looks like Alberta and part of Saskatchewan will miss out on the bounty of moisture this week, until you look at rainfall.   The map below shows expected rainfall over the same time period:

Prairie Weather This Week – Feb 24

Bursting a Weather Forecaster’s Balloon. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Headlines:

DOGE cuts will mean fewer weather balloons, which provide information for forecasters that cannot be obtained any other way.

The Trump administration has rejected a request made by Mexico for water from the Colorado River to help the city of Tijuana.

March 21 was the first World Day for Glaciers—many of which will not survive the 21st century, new research warns.

This "retirement home" for penguins includes physical therapy, treatment for cataracts, and even acupuncture.

This Week in Water for March 23, 2025

It is the worst drought in biblical history: for 3½ years, 42 months, 1,278 days, 30,660 hours without a single drop of rain. Imagine that for a moment. The stench of death from countless animal carcasses, every day dreading the immense thirst. It’s safe to say if you were in the umbrella business you went out of business. Even to this day with all of our technological advancement, all of our increase in knowledge, and all of our financial resources and education, we know (whether we admit it or not) that only God can get us out of drought. Through one of the most famous prophets in the Old Testament, you see how you, too, can live the God life—a life that is pure, powerful, and prayerful. You can see God work in your family, at work, and in your future because the secret to a powerful life is a prayerful life.  

Bring The Umbrella

Farmers from a 42-county region of the Texas High Plains and South Plains met this week in Lubbock to attend the 68th annual meeting of the Plains Cotton Growers.  The PCG president told the group that despite the tough challenges producers have had to face they will get through this period.  But a new Farm Bill is critical for the cotton industry and others in agriculture.

4/3/25 -  Plains Cotton Growers annual meeting focuses on new Farm Bill

RRC strives to tell unique stories from the agriculture community that show the true roots of the industry. It will also show off new products and ideas from the ever evolving industry.

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Dr. James Merritt is the host of Touching Lives and one of the most dynamic, Gospel-centered preachers on air today. Dr. Merritt strives each week to deliver God’s truths in a clear and concise manner. His pure passion is to reach lost people all over the world with the life-changing and life-saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Priest of the Diocese of Rochester (NY); Pastor of St. Peter's Parish (Clifton Springs, NY)

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H2O Radio is journalism about water. We follow water wherever it leads us and report on what we find. We interview experts— from engineers and scientists to legislators and politicians in order to get the facts. But we also talk to ordinary folks to ask how water issues affect their lives. Why? Because we're all in this together. This is a conversation about water and our collective water future.

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What does it take to be a United Nations worker in some of the world’s most complex and dangerous places? How are UN humanitarians, human rights advocates, prosecutors, development experts, climate leaders and peacekeepers improving our world? Stationed in all reaches of the world and witness to suffering and atrocities, how are they helping people and coping themselves? 

To find out, Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, meets them.

Here, you will discover extraordinary personal stories from people who devote their lives to helping others.

New tracks tagged #drought