Tag Archives: climate change
High temperatures linked to fewer male births in Africa and India, but for very different reasons
A sweeping new study analysing nearly five million births across sub-Saharan Africa and India has found that high temperatures during pregnancy are linked to fewer male births — and the reasons differ dramatically between the two regions. Researchers from the
Global warming could suffocate life on Earth as oxygen levels fall, research shows
Falling oxygen levels caused by global warming could be a greater threat to the survival of life on planet Earth than flooding, according to researchers from the University of Leicester published in Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. A study led by
Thousands to converge on Ottawa for a 100% clean economy by 2050
Thousands of Canadians are to converge on Parliament Hill urging the new Liberal government to take strong action on climate change and transition Canada to a 100% clean renewable economy by 2050, a diverse civil society coalition announced today. “A
Carbon Free by 2100: Stephen Harper’s Non-Committal Commitment
By H. Grant Timms Most governments are exercises in contradiction between electoral platforms and performance, and often they try to convince people that the apparent contradiction isn’t one. Take, for example, the Harper government’s positioning on the military; they want
Warm climate in Europe may lead to abrupt cooling as Gulf Stream is disrupted
A warm climate in northern Europe can be hit by a sudden cooling leading to an Ice Age associated with an interruption of the North Atlantic Ocean circulation and the Gulf Stream, a new record of past climate change shows.
Bill C-51: Canada’s new McCarthy era where advocating for action against climate change is terrorism
John Bennett, Executive Director, Sierra Club of Canada First, I’d like to acknowledge the terrible incidents that took place last fall here in Ottawa and in Quebec and share our deepest sympathies for the families. We are very much aware
