News/Climate

News Large wildfires can create decade-long heat island in the wildLarge fires in the world’s boreal forests flatten and blacken the ground, leaving it measurably warmer for more than a decade. However, a new study in the journal Nature shows this effect was not as pronounced in mixed forests, whereContinue Reading

News Canada’s emissions dropped slightly last year, with climate wins offset by oil and gasCanada’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped slightly last year, even as the economy and population grew, suggesting climate policies had their intended effect, a new analysis found. Oil and gas sector a growing part of country’s greenhouse gas emissions,Continue Reading

News The majority of Canada’s electricity comes from hydropower, and 2023 was a bad year. In Quebec, The public utility’s reservoir levels fell far below average last year, during an unusually hot and dry year across the country, raising concern about the reliability of hydroelectricity in the face of climateContinue Reading

News Climate change has led to weather becoming less predictable, and insects migrating beyond their usual haunts. Forensic scientists will need to adapt to these changes to make accurate statements about when and where a person died. Forensic investigations rely on intel about the natural world that climate change isContinue Reading

News Parks like Mount Royal in Montreal are drawing more visitors eager for a taste of nature in the city, but their popularity might be putting vulnerable plant species at risk. Parks like Mount Royal in Montreal are taking steps to protect vulnerable plant lifeBenjamin Shingler · CBC News ·Continue Reading

News For years, researchers, activists, community leaders have shown how Indigenous, Black and other racialized groups have been disproportionately affected by polluting industries. Now, a new law will require the federal government to better track this injustice, and aim to correct it. Legislation will track how communities are affected andContinue Reading

News The chief executives from Canada’s five biggest banks faced hard questions from MPs on Thursday over their climate commitments and plans to help spur transition to renewable energy. ‘We are not getting off fossil-based fuels immediately,’ RBC CEO tells committee Benjamin Shingler · CBC News · Posted: Jun 13,Continue Reading

News Can a diet that’s good for the planet reduce your risk of dying from disease?A new study finds that sticking close to the Planetary Health Diet, developed in 2019 to be a more environmentally sustainable way to feed the world, is associated with a lower risk of dying byContinue Reading

News More than 100 scientists collected samples from rivers in 40 countries to create a map showing how humans are altering waterways, causing them to emit more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and contribute to climate change. Humans may be turning rivers from carbon sinks into carbon sources, scientist saysContinue Reading