Physical geography
Landforms, climate, and the natural processes that make places what they are.
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Braided river, aerial Geography · 15 min · Mar 26, 2026Avalanche Country
The eastern slopes have always slid. What is changing is the season, the trigger, and the kind of instability now arriving from a warming mountain climate.
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Braided river, aerial Geography · 15 min · Apr 20, 2026Fire Country
Fort McMurray showed what happens when fire reaches the wildland-urban edge. The WUI keeps expanding. The fire climate is changing. The two trends are running toward each other.
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Glacial valley at dusk Geography · 12 min · Mar 19, 2026Storm Country
Calgary sits where Arctic, Pacific, and continental air collide — and the bill is climbing.
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Data hall, cable plane Economy · 14 min · Apr 20, 2026The Insurance Geography
Insurance does not prevent disasters. It prices the geography of risk and decides who can afford to live where. In Alberta, that pricing is changing.
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Glacial valley at dusk Geography · 12 min · Apr 20, 2026Watching Water
Snowpack satellites, radar altimeters, and gravity sensors now make it possible to watch Alberta's water budget from orbit. Here is what they are telling us.
