Sunday, September 11, 2016

Biologist Stumbles Upon 2 Winged 'Beasts' New to Manitoba

CBC News
Cherry-faced Meadowhawk..... Sympetrum internum.... female
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(Not one of the "new winged beasts." Just an attractive dragonfly found in Manitoba. 😊)
A Winnipeg biologist has had not one, but two chance encounters with winged insect critters this summer that aren't supposed to be in Manitoba. Story here.

The World Has Lost a Tenth of All Its Wilderness in The Past Two Decades

The Washington Post
Mule deer - Grasslands Nat'l. Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. 
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Wilderness areas on Earth have experienced alarming losses in the past two decades, a new study suggests. Story here.

Friday, September 9, 2016

Planet In Peril.- a Snapshot of Our Climate Crisis. (Video) PLEASE WATCH!

For 2016, La Niña Proves to be an Unreliable Sibling to El Niño

Mashable
With stabilizing sea surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, climate forecasters announced Thursday that they have canceled the La Niña watch that had been in effect since April. Story here.

IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE IT RIGHT NOW, BUT....

If we keep developing a fossil fuel-based economy (high-emissions scenario), the average annual temperature in SHOAL LAKE, MANITOBA is like...