Climate Change

Moms take pride in their problem-solving skills. They're often prepared for crises large and small. But preventing the worst effects of climate change, which could materialize in a few short decades, is a problem many moms know will affect their children yet they frequently feel powerless to stop.  That's where…

Last week, only hours before armed but frequently maskless insurrectionists invaded the U.S. Capitol, there was a spot of bright news for Covid-19 relief in Washington. Democrats Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff both won Senate seats in Georgia’s runoff election, creating a narrow majority across both sides of Congress…

A new study by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies examined the effects of increased temperatures on the growth, development, and physiological performance of epaulet sharks. Scientists studied the sharks as embryos and as hatchlings. The study suggests that climate change causes the world’s oceans to warm,…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the western U.S. in recent years as warming temperatures fueled more destructive blazes, according to a study released Monday. Even as pollution emissions declined from other sources including vehicle exhaust and…

Gary Numan has released a new song, “Intruder,” the title track from his upcoming album, out May 21st. The song boasts an ominous industrial stomp, although there’s an eerily serene edge to the vocal melodies as Numan shows his continued knack for pop craftsmanship. The accompanying video, directed by Chris…

Author of the article: Anna Russell Publishing date: Jan 11, 2021  •   •  3 minute read Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian PressArticle contentThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the uneven fiscal capacity among levels of government in Canada, while the federal budget deficit has reached unprecedented levels.…

LONDON: With climate change and resource scarcity looming, the global green technology sector is leading the charge to create a cleaner energy future.  Green technology (greentech) is a broad term for innovative companies that are working towards carbon-neutral solutions for a sustainable planet. In tandem with its historically hydrocarbon-powered economy,…

2020 was a devastating year for the Brazilian Amazon Deforestation destroyed the equivalent of more than two football pitches each minute in the Brazilian Amazon in 2020, another devastating year for a resource seen as vital to curbing climate change, according to government data released Friday. Brazilian space agency INPE…

BRUSSELS/LONDON — Last year tied with 2016 as the world’s warmest on record, rounding off the hottest decade globally as the impacts of climate change intensified, the European Union’s Earth observation service said on Friday. After an exceptionally warm autumn and winter in Europe, the continent experienced its hottest year…

Last year tied with 2016 as the world's warmest on record, rounding off the hottest decade globally as the impacts of climate change intensified, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Friday. A sign warns of extreme heat as tourists enter Death Valley National Park in California. Last…