climate change
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Natural disasters growing due to climate change
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With climate change causing rising temperatures and sea levels, it is important to understand the risks of natural disasters in our area. There has…
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Laurier professor informs UN and international policymakers through documentary films
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Last year, Mark Terry premiered his documentary film The Changing Face of Iceland in front of some of the planet’s most important decision makers…
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Hurricane Fiona devastates the Canadian Maritimes
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Fields of debris, uprooted trees and homes floating away in the sea. These were the images coming out of Atlantic Canada last weekend when…
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Extreme weather events and climate anxiety on the rise
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Extreme weather events have been aplenty this summer. Heatwaves, for instance, have been consistently making headlines around the world. According to Robert McLeman, a…
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Laurier signs on to climate change charter to guide future investments
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Wilfrid Laurier has signed onto a charter that places climate change as a central issue when determining financial investments the university may make. The…
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Laurier study shows decline in fire resilience of black spruce trees
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A new study led by Wilfrid Laurier University’s Associate professor of biology, Jennifer Balzer, has found that an increasing number of black spruce trees…
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Climate change is a planetary issue and it needs to start being treated as one
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If you would have told me a few weeks ago that I would come away impressed the most by the leader of the Bloc…
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Takeaways from the IPCC Report and the consequence of inaction
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Climate change is unfolding rapidly before our eyes and a lack of inaction would lead to disastrous outcomes worldwide. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
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SPECTRUM exhibit sheds a light on climate change
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On Jan 24. THEMUSEUM officially launched the ALARM: Responding to Our Climate Emergency exhibit. ALARM features a total of four exhibits, with the most…
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Editorial: Don’t just share, act!
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Climate change has been a growing cause of concern for people across the globe for years. We see the effects of climate change everywhere:…
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