PostedJul 22, 2024 | climate change, community, Education, technology
More and more, people want to have more information about wildland fire weather and smoke, including forecasting for air quality. BlueSky Canada, established in 2007, conducts research and has published daily wildfire smoke forecasts for Canada in 2010. Fire weather...
PostedJul 16, 2024 | climate change, community, Youth
Celebrate CityHive’s annual community gathering, this year themed as a Youth Climate Fest! This event promises an engaging, vibrant evening filled with inspiring youth-led climate action projects, delicious food, fun games, and creative art activities. Event...
PostedJul 15, 2024 | Arts & Culture, book review, climate change, opinion
Harnessing the power of story may help us survive and thrive on a climate-altered planet. by Katherine Dolan, originally published by The Observatory Introduction Climate change is, by far, the biggest story of our era, an existential threat that has already...
PostedJul 9, 2024 | Arts & Culture, climate change, community, Education, opinion, sustainability
Founded in 1993, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) has collaborated with other organizations to engage governments, run campaigns, conduct research and draw media attention to key issues. CAPE “supports physicians to be advocates for...
PostedJul 2, 2024 | Arts & Culture, book review, climate change, opinion, Youth
Third in a Series: Brief Book Reviews by Ross Thrasher Is it frivolous to spend time reading novels during a climate emergency? I hope not, especially when fiction can offer insights into our predicament on a damaged planet. The GTEC Reader aspires to provide an arts...
PostedJun 30, 2024 | Arts & Culture, climate change, community, Education, international news, sustainability
Professor Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading created the Climate Stripes. The University of Reading is ranked first place in the UK for the 2023/24 People & Planet University League, a compilation of UK universities ranked by environmental and ethical...
