Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Monday, August 28, 2023
Canada burns - Canada’s relentless battle with record heat and devastating wildfires
Jamie Sandison - Canada's National Observer
My analysis of data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals a staggering revelation — more than 150 monthly temperature records have been broken across Canada this year. Details here.
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Danielle Smith Rips Off the Mask
The Tyee
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Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith. |
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Climate change more than doubled the likelihood of extreme fire weather conditions in Eastern Canada
World Weather Attribution
During May and June 2023 Canada witnessed exceptionally extreme fire-weather conditions, leading to extensive wildfires that burned over 13 million hectares. Story here.
Extreme heat in Canada, US, Europe and China in July 2023 made much more likely by climate change
WORLD WEATHER ATTRIBUTION
Following a record hot June, large areas of the US, Canada, Mexico, Southern Europe and China experienced extreme heat in July 2023, breaking many local high temperature records. Details here.
Please also read;
Climate crisis made spate of Canada wildfires twice as likely, scientists find
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Being a child in this climate is daunting. Are we doing enough to help?
National Observer
“There is no rain in our community. We walk for more than eight hours every day to get water,” Drought forced Dawele*, 14, from Ethiopia, to drop out of school.she explains. “Because of this, I couldn’t attend class and was forced to drop out. I love mathematics and want to be a teacher, but now I don’t know what my future will be.” Dawele is just one of 15 million people in the Horn of Africa who can no longer go to school because of severe drought. STORY HERE.
Saturday, August 12, 2023
Greenhouse gas emissions at ‘an all-time high’ causing unprecedented rate of global warming - global scientists
EurekAlert - Peer-Reviewed Publication
MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY
Human-caused global warming has continued to increase at an “unprecedented rate” since the last major assessment of the climate system published two years ago, say 50 leading scientists. STORY HERE.
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Larry Powell Powell is a veteran, award-winning journalist based in Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada. He specialize in stories about agriculture...