A renowned Canadian scientist is warning that the devastation in Jasper is sign of what’s to come as extreme heat continue to plague the planet. John Pomeroy is the Alberta-based director of Global Water Futures at the University of Saskatchewan. He says all the conditions were right for Jasper to go up in flames — extreme heat and exceedingly low soil moisture. …Scientists have observed soot and ash from the forest fires that have been darkening the glaciers in Jasper and Banff national parks, leading to the accelerating melt rate. Pomeroy was at the Bow Glacier above Bow Lake on July 23. “I don’t think Peyto Glacier will make it through this decade. The Athabasca will make it a few more decades,” Pomeroy said. Pomeroy says it’s all connected: glacier retreat, wildfires, drought and water supply problems. He said scientists have been warning for years about the need to remove carbon from the atmosphere.