ANALYSIS | El Niño is coming. In a time of global warming, this is what it means for Canada | CBC News
A global weather phenomenon is coming. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting an El Niño within the next few months, with a 90 per cent chance that it will carry on into the northern hemisphere winter. El…
Breathing in bad air: The health costs of climate change and wildfires | Globalnews.ca
Smoke from Alberta wildfires is pushing its way across Canadian provinces, darkening the spring sky and fouling the fresh air. The sun glows an unmistakable amber, alerting everyone that fire season is here — much earlier than many anticipated, including…
Mutual bond endures but Canada at a crossroads as king’s coronation looms
More than 800 dives beneath metres-thick ice were not enough to prepare Joe MacInnis for the stress of bringing a member of the British royal family deep into the blisteringly cold depths of the Arctic Ocean. Especially a future king….
How an Arctic snow school aims to respond to climate crisis with Inuit help
Alexandre Langlois was surprised to learn that snow that has stayed on the ground for a couple days in the Arctic can be heard even before it is felt. Margaret Kanayok, an Inuk elder from Ulukhaktok, an Inuit community in…
News Outlet Pushes False Claim U.S. Maple Syrup Production Is Tapped Out
A recent article in Financial Times repeats the often-made late-winter/early-spring claim that maple syrup production is being threatened by global warming. Available data shows that this claim is as false now as it has always been in the past. Maple…
Winter is the fastest-warming season for continental U.S. – Axios
Average winter temperatures across the United States have increased by 3.2°F since 1970, according to an analysis from Climate Central, a nonpartisan research and communications group. Why it matters: Warm winters can exacerbate drought (because there’s less snowmelt in the…
‘A part of winter is missing’: Ottawa grieves over lack of canal ice for skating
Every winter for more than two decades, Chris Macknie has laced up boots, clipped on skis or slipped on running shoes to compete in Ottawa’s Winterlude triathlon. The event, held in dead of winter, has hundreds skate along the frozen…
Fact check: Post understates the amount of global warming since 1978 – USA TODAY
The claim: The average global temperature has increased 0.134 degrees since 1978 A Feb. 7 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) features a screenshot of a tweet that includes a graph claiming to show global temperature data since 1978. “Apparently the mean global…
The MInd-Boggling High Costs Of Expanding Our Grid For Renewables
Billionaires, bureaucrats, and academics claim that shifting to an all-renewable electricity system will require doubling or tripling the size of our high-voltage transmission grid. Talking about it is easy. Making it happen? That’s an entirely different story. Last month, Michael…
Hereâs how your cup of coffee contributes to climate change
When consumers use the recommended amounts of coffee and water, soluble coffee appears to be the most environmentally friendly option
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