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Blooming jellies: a beautiful spectacle or cause for concern?
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Wildlife Wednesday: could traffic control for whales help prevent ship strikes?
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The irony of “last chance” travel in the age of climate change
Wildlife
After burn: The new face of fire puts wildlife on the hot seat
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Mapping 100 years of forest fires in Canada
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Canadian Space Agency to launch new RADARSAT mission in November
The newest generation of the successful RADARSAT program will see three small satellites orbit Earth in tandem to provide detailed environmental data to Canadian researchers and government departments
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Places
Parks Canada to take ‘nature first’ approach to managing national parks
Responding to feedback from Canadians, environment minister Catherine McKenna promised a renewed focus on science and conservation for Canada's protected places
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Rowing the Northwest Passage and bearing witness to climate change
In his new book, Rowing the Northwest Passage, Canadian adventurer Kevin Vallely recounts his 2013 attempt to transit the famous Arctic route
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People & Culture
Six Canadians receive grants for projects to get youth active in nature
The projects, all led by young women, range in theme from camping to climate change mitigation
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Sunniva Sorby’s Arctic isolation
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Sunniva Sorby spent two winters living in total isolation on the Norwegian Arctic island of Svalbard to raise awareness of the massive impact climate change is having on our polar regions
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Catherine McKenna on diversity in politics, internet trolls, and cold-water swimming
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A century after the first woman was elected to the Canadian Parliament, one of the most prominent figures in present-day politics shares her thoughts on how to amplify diverse voices in the Commons
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Environment
Emily Choy on climate change in the Arctic
Episode 27
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s newest Explorer-in-Residence shares insights from her summers studying murres in the High Arctic — a region she calls an “early warning system” for climate change
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Alanna Mitchell on 10 years of ”Sea Sick”
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Ten years after the release of her bestselling book Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis, the acclaimed science writer doubles down on her call for action on climate change
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Farming a changing sea
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Highlights from the 2022 Arctic Report Card
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A light at the end of the summit: Historic climate deal sealed at COP27
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Live Net Zero: Reducing household electricity consumption
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Climate change is affecting vegetation in Yukon. What should we do about it?
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Live Net Zero: Getting creative with commuting
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Inuit in Canada, U.S. seek greater involvement in climate change decision-making
Inuit food security and self-governance in a rapidly warming Arctic are at the centre of a new policy paper issued by the Inuit Circumpolar Council
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Exploration
Riding the Transpolar Drift
How the Polarstern icebreaker accomplished the largest polar expedition in history — and what scientists learned
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Exploration
Hearts in the Ice: Biodiversity and our oceans
Two adventurers have extended their stay in isolation in Svalbard, Norway to continue gathering wildlife observations in the remote Arctic
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Exploration
Hearts in the Ice: Weather and Climate
From sea ice to ocean currents, Svalbard has a unique yet fragile environment that may look very different as climate change shifts weather patterns
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Glaciers in the Canadian High Arctic are melting at an unprecedented rate
A study of more than 1,700 glaciers on northern Ellesmere Island found six per cent of ice coverage disappeared between 1999 and 2015
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Migration in the time of climate change
New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
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One in eight bird species is at risk of extinction: report
Agricultural expansion, invasive species, climate change blamed for decline in bird species worldwide
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Wildlife
Inside the mysterious decline of Earth’s insects
Insects are by far the most populous species on the planet, but they seem to be disappearing. Why aren’t more people concerned?
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Report calls for international cooperation to protect migratory birds
Organizations would like to see at least 50 per cent of the boreal forest protected from industrial development
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“We did this:” Is there a way out of our intertwined climate and biodiversity crises?
As the impacts of global warming become increasingly evident, the connections to biodiversity loss are hard to ignore. Can this fall’s two key international climate conferences point us to a nature-positive future?
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The “frozen rainforest” within the ice
Glaciologist Joseph Cook on the vibrant life in the Arctic ice sheet
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Countering climate change
How natural solutions could mitigate 78 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
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The power we have to renew a world in peril
In an exclusive excperpt from his new book Commanding Hope, Thomas Homer-Dixon highlights four key stresses that inhibit society's collective sense of a promising future for our planet
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Environment
Study finds marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense
New Canadian research suggests marine ecosystems are quite literally in hot water as the global climate warms
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Into the wintry kingdom of the Canada lynx
In the boreal forest, where secretive lynx depend on the snowshoe hare to survive, climate change threatens to upset this longstanding predator-prey relationship
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Wildlife
Canadian photojournalist shortlisted for international award for powerful shot of kangaroo and joey
Jo-Anne McArthur’s photo of a kangaroo and joey who survived the 2020 Australian bushfires is up for the 2021 People’s Choice Award in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
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What is a nudibranch? Meet the “high fashion models” of the ocean depths
The naked truth about nudibranchs, in British Columbia and beyond
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Previously stable population of polar bears now in decline, study finds
The number of polar bears living around southern Hudson Bay has dropped by nearly a fifth since 2011
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A bear in the henhouse
How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
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Written in stone: What fossils can tell us about the future
02Q&A: Why two female adventurers are preparing to overwinter in Svalbard, Norway
03Video: Images from space show intense lightning activity inside Hurricane Dorian
04What British Columbia’s volcanoes can tell us about climate change past and present
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Arctic permafrost is thawing. Here’s what that means for Canada’s North — and the world
Permafrost thaw is widespread, accelerating and irreversible. With it comes visible effects on the ecology, hydrology and landscapes, and communities of the North.
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Wildlife
Canada must step up action to conserve polar bears: report
New report from the WWF calls for increased international cooperation on polar bear conservation
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Environment
How I wrote a symphony about the changing Canadian Arctic
I set out to create a historical documentation of the Arctic in musical form. In the process, I found myself developing a spiritual connection with the environment.
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Climate change study cancelled due to climate change
A northern research expedition has been postponed until July due to unusually hazardous ice conditions
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Thinking about Thanksgiving: How the Live Net Zero families modified their holiday habits
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King tides: preparing Canada’s coastline for a future of flooding
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Why we’re challenging Canadian families to “live net zero”
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Electric Quebec: A carbon-neutral family roadtrip
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The Abbot Pass hut, an iconic mountain refuge, is dismantled — due to climate change
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Space invasion: Is it too late to save the Great Lakes?
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Photos: How climate change is transforming Canada
From floods to fires, drought to coastal erosion, climate change is already having an impact on Canada's communities, landscapes and wildlife
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Wildlife
Beavers reported on the Yukon tundra for the first time
Arctic “shrubification” caused by global warming may be drawing herbivores further north
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Wildlife
New Canadian research confirms polar bears use crosswinds to sniff out their food
Scientists predict a warming climate could increase wind speeds and alter the animal’s ability to hunt
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Mapping
Stunning map predicts how wildlife will move to adapt to climate change
Researchers say protecting wilderness corridors will be essential to preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change
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Last icy stand: Scaling Mount Logan
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What if we could plant trees as quickly as we cut them down?
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All-Canadian team completes successful expedition to the top of Canada
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“There’s no coming back from this:” Why the global ocean crisis threatens us all
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Muskwa-Kechika: An opportunity for bold conservation action
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Interview: Lessons from Indigenous Peoples on climate change
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Lobster larvae show effects of climate change
A University of Maine marine biology graduate student whose preliminary research has shown that the growth of lobster larvae slows in warmer and more acidic waters will travel…
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Mapping
Mapping Canada’s climate future
The Climate Atlas of Canada shows users what trends to expect in their communities as a result of climate change
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Adam Fenech on P.E.I.’s rising sea levels
How a digital visualisation is showing islanders the future toll of climate change on their home
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Environment
Exclusive interview: Catherine McKenna on the science, community and value of parks
The Environment and Climate Change minister shares insights from her recent tour of Labrador's Nunatsiavut region and Torngat Mountains National Park
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Canada’s boreal wetlands are key to fighting climate change: report
A new report from the Boreal Songbird Initiative calls for enhanced protection of wetlands within Canada's boreal forest
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Environment
Seven iconic Canadian trees
In a nation of forests, these trees stand head and shoulders above the rest
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What can other cities learn about water shortages from ‘Day Zero?’
Cape Town narrowly avoided ‘Day Zero,’ but that doesn’t mean the city is resilient to future water shortages
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Photos: Across the Arctic with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield
Paul Colangelo shares images from his time exploring the North with the first Canadian to walk in space
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Living in the Anthropocene, the human epoch
Filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier and photographer Edward Burtynsky discuss their groundbreaking new work, The Anthropocene Project
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We’re living in a new geological age
The start of the Meghalayan age 4,200 years ago brought about climatic shifts that toppled empires
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The big thaw
Arctic permafrost is thawing. What does that mean for the North — and the rest of us?
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Montreal filmmaker sheds light on Kiribati’s climate change dilemma
New documentary Anote's Ark asks the disturbing question, "What if your country was swallowed by the sea?"
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Lightning storms predicted to spark more fires in North American boreal forests
Future ignitions may increase carbon emissions and accelerate the boreal forest’s northern expansion
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Study shows Antarctic Peninsula is greening at an unprecedented rate
Microbes and mosses have demonstrated rapid growth in the last 50 years
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Study finds majority of Canadians who live in high-risk flood zones don’t know it
University of Waterloo researchers want to see Canada develop a national flood risk strategy
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Protest marches planned for Earth Day in defence of science-based policy
In the United States, the Trump administration has signaled its intention to ignore the scientific consensus on climate change, sparking a new protest movement
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Inside the fight for “green rights” in Canada and around the world
Other countries recognize that a healthy environment is a basic human right. A new documentary argues it’s time Canada did the same.
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Anthropocene: Geologists urge global recognition of new, human-influenced epoch
This week, the International Union of Geological Sciences will consider a proposal to add a new epoch to the geologic time scale — one that reflects the impact of human activity on Earth's natural systems
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Exploration
Photos: Tracking Arctic sea ice in Nares Strait
An account of Enduring Ice, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s 2017 Expedition of the Year
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Science Minister Kirsty Duncan to make first official visit to the Canadian High Arctic
Duncan will meet with climate change researchers and community leaders in Resolute, Nunavut
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Wildlife
Hibernation habits of Ontario toad hold climate change clues
For the past 140 years, Fowler's toads have been slowly shortening their underground winter hibernation
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