Natural disasters
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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 been recent flooding in China, wildfires in Canada, California and Hawaii. Further, there have been hurricanes in the Caribbean and landslides in India. Many factors go into the effect a natural…
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Laurier student clubs provide relief for Türkiye and Syria after earthquakes
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On Feb. 6, Türkiye and Syria were devastated by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake followed by a 7.5 magnitude quake and more than 9,000 aftershocks. The death toll has since surpassed 50,000 people and damage reports estimate more than $34 billion USD in direct physical damage. Halfway across the world, Wilfrid Laurier University students are working…
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Dan and Phil to LGBTQ+ pipeline
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From the time I was 13 onward, I was what one might call “a chronically online individual.” This persisted until I was 17-18, where I learned moderation (for the most part). During this time in my life, I spent a lot of time on YouTube. Of course, these were the days of the “saturation era”…
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