Monday, June 26, 2017

Almost all of the 29 coral reefs on U.N. World Heritage list damaged by bleaching

Science
There was good news and bad news for the world's coral reefs last week. Story here.

A bleached reef off Hawaii. Photo by NOAA.


Saturday, June 24, 2017

Record high temperatures grip much of the globe, more hot weather to come – UN agency (Story & video)

UN News Centre
Extremely high May and June temperatures have broken records in parts of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the United States, the United Nations weather agency reported today, warning of more heatwaves to come. Story here.

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Deadly Heatwaves Could Threaten Nearly Three-Quarters of World's Inhabitants

Common Dreams


New study released as "unusually early" heatwaves grip large swathes of globe. Details here.

PinP photo.

Moss study reveals widespread climate change in the Antarctic

Science Media Centre of Canada.

Moss from additional sites on the Antarctic Peninsula has allowed scientists to get a clear picture of the ecological changes the region underwent over the past 50 years. Details here.

Keep the Hives Alive! (Video)

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Angry Oceans...the Second in a Series Looking at the Impact of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise on Atlantic Canadians. (Video)


RELATED: Episode One: "Angry Oceans. How Sea Level Rise is Impacting the World, including Atlantic Canada. (Story & Audio Podcast)"

Monday, June 19, 2017

We can’t fight climate change if we keep lying to ourselves

Nation of Change - Chris Hedges
The inability to see what is in front of our eyes replicates the blindness of all past civilizations that celebrated their eternal glory at moments of precipitous decline. Details here.
Recent wildfires in Portugal have incinerated more than 60 people in their homes and cars. Nsandre photo.

Lytton, BC under evacuation threat again, as hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada

Canada's National Observer This week marks the four-year anniversary of a deadly wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of...