Brazil president plans to send in army to contain Amazon fires
The president of Brazil did not say when the armed forces would get involved but suggested that action could be imminent. Continue reading
Climate Change
Cattle farming in the Amazon has likely caused mass deforestation: experts
Fires in the Amazon have surged by 83 per cent compared to the same period a year earlier, government figures show, and environmentalists blamed the sharp rise on farmers setting the forest alight to clear land for pasture. Continue reading
Brazil says it is target of smear campaign over role in Amazon fires
Onyx Lorenzoni, the Brazilian president’s chief of staff, accused European countries of exaggerating environmental problems in Brazil in order to disrupt its commercial interests. Continue reading
Canada’s climate change plan among worst in G7: report
The Climate Action Network, a global association of more than 1,300 climate groups, issued a report card on the climate plans of the G7 nations ahead of the leaders’ summit in France this weekend. Continue reading
Scientists call on Elections Canada to clarify policy on climate change advertising
The scientists are calling on Elections Canada to clarify how it interprets issue-based advertising rules in the Elections Act so that groups can advertise on climate change issues without having to register as third parties. Continue reading
Elections Canada clarifies when environmental groups can advertise during federal election
By Steve Guthrie Videographer
Environmental groups will not have to register as a third party to advertise their concerns over climate change during the upcoming federal election Continue reading
Climate change, human activities take toll on spiny softshell turtles: UTRCA researchers
By Kelly Wang Reporter/Operator
Researchers’ efforts are protecting the endangered specie, but climate change and human activity are still affecting its population. Continue reading
Bigger, more frequent wildfires turning Canada’s boreal forest into source of carbon: researchers
The boreal forest, a band of green that stretches over six provinces and two territories, has long been a storehouse of carbon. Continue reading
Sao Paulo shrouded in darkness as Amazon rainforest continues to burn
According to Global News meteorologist Ross Hull, a few factors came together at “just the right moment” to place Sao Paulo under a shroud of darkness. Continue reading
Earth’s warmer, watery future being written in fast-melting Greenland
New York University air and ocean scientist David Holland, who is tracking what’s happening in Greenland from both above and below, calls it “the end of the planet.” Continue reading