Climate Change

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American ecologists responsible for the study, which detected an average temperature increase of 2.9°C since 1850, said it was a grim warning about the future impact of higher temperatures in the Cape Floristic Region. “Climate change projections predict a 1-3°C warmer climate by 2100,” said Tanisha Williams and colleagues from…

Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Josie Osborne, British Columbia’s Minister of Municipal Affairs, and His Worship Mike Little, Mayor of the District of North Vancouver, announced funding to redesign Deep…

Topline Arizona and Nevada are facing water shortages this year as Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir, falls to its lowest ever level, with large swathes of the American west facing an increased risk of wildfires amid soaring temperatures and prolonged, severe drought, conditions that are amplified by rising temperatures…

Credit: Ca' Foscari University of Venice Shifts in weather patterns induced by climate change will increase extreme heat and reduce rainfall across major crop growing regions, with impacts on agricultural production. Will this trigger a decline in the supply of calories needed to sustain the world's growing population? According to…

“On this day, I am honoured to congratulate Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for 50 years of achievement in protecting and conserving our environment in Canada and abroad.” June 11, 2021 – Gatineau, Quebec “On this day, I am honoured to congratulate Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) on…

As G7 world leaders gather in the U.K. to combat global challenges, including climate change, and as the next step in Canada’s commitment to addressing harmful GHG emissions from coal, the Honorable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, today announced the Government of Canada’s public policy statement on…

Lack of water, floods, or crop losses: As a result of climate change, pronounced periods of drought and rainfall are occurring more frequently and more intensively all around the world, causing human suffering and major economic damage. The more precise seasonal forecasts for the coming months are, the more effectively…

“Politics stops at the water’s edge,” was the maxim of Arthur Vandenberg, the Republican sponsor of the 1948 Senate resolution that bore his name. The Vandenberg Resolution made possible Harry Truman and Secretary of State George C. Marshall’s vision of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was an example of…

Singapore has set out plans to make 80 percent of buildings in the city-state go green by 2030 and in December, Hong Kong said that it would begin requiring finance firms in the city to disclose climate change policies by 2025, with both of these moves signifying that sustainability is…