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The Arctic is in a death spiral. How much longer will it exist?
The Guardian discusses The Arctic is in a death spiral. How much longer will it exist? The region is unravelling faster than anyone could once have predicted. But there may still be time to act.
At the end of July, 40% of the 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf, located on the […]
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Report: Climate change driving food insecurity in First Nations
Human Rights Watch wrote the report. The 120-page report, “‘My Fear is Losing Everything’: The Climate Crisis and First Nations’ Right to Food in Canada,” documents how climate change is reducing First Nations’ traditional food sources, driving up the cost of imported alternatives, and contributing to a growing problem […]
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Indigenous wildfire knowledge to be key part of new Arctic Council project
RCInet discusses how Indigenous wildfire knowledge to be key part of new Arctic Council project.
With wildfires intensifying around the North, an Arctic Council project is underway to better coordinate response among circumpolar countries as well as better understand Indigenous wildfire management and how it might be integrated into northern fire […]
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RBC becomes first major Canadian bank to refuse to fund oil drilling in Arctic refuge
The Narwhal discusses RBC becomes first major Canadian bank to refuse to fund oil drilling in Arctic refuge. ‘We are looking to all major banks in Canada to come into the sunlight with RBC,’ says Vuntut Gwitchin Chief.
Canada’s largest bank, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), has quietly become the […]
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Study: Rising water temperatures pose risks to Arctic char
Nunatsiaq News discusses new research that shows that rising water temperatures pose risks to Arctic char. “When these fish are too hot, they can get lethargic, slow down, and possibly turn back during their migration”.
Arctic char, the most northerly freshwater fish on the planet, may struggle to survive as the […]
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Youth activists
CBC discusses 2 activist-related articles:
Teenage British activist stages climate protest on Arctic ice floe. 18-year-old stages the most northerly protest in a series of youth strikes worldwide. Like many of her generation, Mya-Rose Craig feels strongly that adults have failed to take the urgent action needed to tackle global […]
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Study: Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration
ProPublica discusses how Climate Change will force a new American migration. Wildfires rage in the West. Hurricanes batter the East. Droughts and floods wreak damage throughout the nation. Life has become increasingly untenable in the hardest-hit areas, but if the people there move, where will everyone go?
August besieged California with […]
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Study: Researchers dig into Canadian North to understand carbon storage in permafrost
CBC discusses researchers dig into Canadian North to understand carbon storage in permafrost. Carbon isn’t just being released in soil, it’s potentially reaching lakes and rivers, study finds.
Scientists have long suspected thawing permafrost is bad news for the environment.
A new study, recently published in Nature Communications, looks to understand how […]
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Why Canada’s geothermal industry is finally gaining ground
The Narwhal discusses why Canada’s geothermal industry is finally gaining ground. Heat from below the Earth’s surface has provided a reliable source of electricity for decades in many countries — but not Canada. Now, several projects underway in western provinces could herald a new era for this untapped resource and […]
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Canada’s Enbridge to resume east leg of Line 5 pipeline
Reuters discusses why Canada’s Enbridge to resume east leg of Line 5 pipeline.
Enbridge Inc said on Wednesday it will restart the east segment of its Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac after receiving authorization from the U.S. federal pipeline regulator.
In a statement reut.rs/2R7zZQt, the […]
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