The Guardian By Chris D’Angelo April 28, 2016 It should come as no surprise that human activity is causing the world’s oceans to warm, rise and acidify. But an equally troubling impact of climate change is that it is beginning […]
Climate Central by Brian Kahn An unusually intense May wildfire roared into Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday, forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in province history. The flames rode the back of hot, windy weather that will continue through Wednesday […]
Mandatory evacuation orders issued for 80,000 residents in north of Alberta province, with reports entire neighbourhoods destroyed by wildfire The Guardian By Nicky Woolf and agencies The entire population of a northern Alberta city has been ordered to evacuate as […]
Vancouver Sun by Kathryn Harrison A photo from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Facebook page showing members of the Canadian and B.C. delegations to the 2015 UN climate change summit in Paris, which included B.C. Premier Christy Clark. Prime Minister Justin […]
Canadians across the political spectrum want a bold challenge to the status quo—and it’s up to the NDP to provide it The Guardian By Martin Lukacs April 29, 2016 The Leap Manifesto, a declaration released by authors, activists, artists and […]
The Washington Post by Chris Mooney The dried-up riverbank of the Ganges is seen from a bridge in Allahabad, India, on May 3. Much of India is reeling from a heat wave and severe drought conditions that have decimated crops, […]
via Huffington Post by Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press OTTAWA — A new study of current and planned emission reduction policies under a best-case scenario finds that Canada still falls well short of meeting its international climate promises. But the […]
Overview With the signing and expected ratification of the Paris Agreement and the conclusion of the first round of federal-provincial and territorial negotiations on a national climate plan expected in 2016, now is a good time to take stock of […]
Climate Central April 20, 2016 Global leaders are meeting in New York this week to sign the Paris climate agreement. One of the expressed purposes of the document is to limit warming to “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and […]
The New York Times By John Schwartz An aerial view of Exxon Mobil’s refineries in Torrance, Calif. State attorneys general are inquiring the company over its climate claims. (Jeffrey Milstein/REX, via Associated Press) Pressure on Exxon Mobil and the energy industry […]
