Climate Change
Here is a really good video that talks about the effects of climate change on the mountain pine beetle population. These tiny little beetles normally are killed off during cold winters but British Columbia hasn’t seen cold weather for over ten years now. As a result, the mountain pine beetles are multiplying at an exponential [...]
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Captain Cook and Lord Nelson may be known for their dramatic sea voyages and their victorious battles, but who could have predicted that their ships log books would the most important part of their legacies?
Environmental History is gaining ground as a new field of study. There are several centres in Europe where researchers are going [...]
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This Saturday, October 24th, is the International Day of Climate Action. 350.0rg is helping to launch this global initiative to raise awareness of the state of the Earth. 350 is the level of greenhouse gases that is the uppermost limit for ecosystems. As of 2009, we have now gone into the red zone of 387; [...]
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How can you protect your house from fire, floods, heat waves, tornadoes and other extreme weather patterns brought on or exacerbated by climate change? John Banta has written a book titled “Extreme Weather Hits Home: Protecting Your Buildings from Climate Change” and he has a chapter on every type of disaster you could possibly face [...]
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