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414 million pieces of plastic found on remote islands
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May 21, 2019
Dr. Jennifer Lavers talks about the discovery of 414 million pieces of plastic on the Cocos Islands.
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414 million pieces of plastic found on remote islands04:22 | May 21, 2019 -
Quebec-based aluminum company lands on Time’s best inventions list02:22 | October 24, 2026 -
‘The cost of living is too high’: Students, workers rally across France03:09 | October 17, 2026 -
Why disasters like the Nepal floods are so difficult for scientists to predict02:17 | October 17, 2026 -
Saskatchewan First Nations raise concerns over Bell AI data centre01:52 | October 10, 2026 -
Beluga dies at Chicago aquarium months after Marineland relocation00:33 | October 10, 2026 -
‘We’re not going to settle for the crumbs’: Madrid protesters demand action on housing crisis02:22 | October 3, 2026 -
‘We’re being ignored’: First Nations raise concerns over PacificLink pipeline01:39 | October 2, 2026 -
First Nations, environmental groups question Pacific Link pipeline consultations01:54 | October 1, 2026 -
Mixed reactions to Carney, Smith’s ‘Pacific Link’ pipeline announcement02:15 | October 1, 2026 -
West Coast pipeline named Pacific Link as Carney, Smith outline path to construction09:20 | October 1, 2026 -
Environmental groups anxious over Canada’s pipeline decision01:53 | September 30, 2026 -
Grizzly bears spark conversation in coastal BC community02:31 | September 29, 2026 -
Nepal floods: Man stuck in hydropower tunnel for 9 days speaks out for 1st time since rescue02:59 | September 29, 2026 -
Environmentalists blast Liberal ‘Building Canada Strong’ act02:11 | September 27, 2026 -
Coastal communities in B.C. on alert as El Niño generates storms in Pacific02:05 | September 26, 2026 -
Seniors arrested after Parliament Hill protest calling for stronger climate action from feds01:42 | September 22, 2026 -
‘Let’s see if I have any power’: Trump urges UN to rebrand AI as ‘Super Intelligence’01:39 | September 22, 2026 -
Astounding amount of glacial ice loss since the ‘70s, new study finds of Antarctica, Greenland02:06 | September 19, 2026 -
Spotted lanternfly confirmed in Windsor, Canadians urged to report sightings00:32 | September 19, 2026 -
Calgary landfill on fire for nearly 2 weeks, stirring local health concerns02:02 | September 18, 2026 -
Cape Breton swamped by severe floods, more rain on the way02:17 | September 6, 2026 -
N.S. authorities warn of increased flooding in Cape Breton00:29 | September 6, 2026 -
Climate reports forecast warming impact is ‘effectively irreversible’ in decades ahead02:37 | September 5, 2026 -
Nepal-Tibet floods: 2 workers rescued from tunnel, more believed to have survived01:52 | September 4, 2026 -
Super El Niño could be strongest on record, UN warns01:48 | September 3, 2026 -
How can Canada better prepare for extreme weather?02:04 | September 3, 2026 -
World will miss 1.5°C climate target: UN report02:10 | September 2, 2026 -
Nepal-Tibet floods: Some hope renewed in finding impacted hydro workers alive01:39 | September 2, 2026 -
Tornadoes touch down in Manitoba, Saskatchewan01:45 | August 31, 2026 -
“Nothing is left”: Nepal’s survivors confront ruins after catastrophic floods02:46 | August 30, 2026 -
Brampton husband, father among Canadians missing in Nepal, family awaits answers02:09 | August 29, 2026
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414 million pieces of plastic found on remote islands04:22 | May 21, 2019
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Quebec-based aluminum company lands on Time’s best inventions list02:22 | October 24, 2026
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‘The cost of living is too high’: Students, workers rally across France03:09 | October 17, 2026
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Why disasters like the Nepal floods are so difficult for scientists to predict02:17 | October 17, 2026
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Saskatchewan First Nations raise concerns over Bell AI data centre01:52 | October 10, 2026
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Beluga dies at Chicago aquarium months after Marineland relocation00:33 | October 10, 2026
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‘We’re not going to settle for the crumbs’: Madrid protesters demand action on housing crisis02:22 | October 3, 2026
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‘We’re being ignored’: First Nations raise concerns over PacificLink pipeline01:39 | October 2, 2026
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First Nations, environmental groups question Pacific Link pipeline consultations01:54 | October 1, 2026
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Mixed reactions to Carney, Smith’s ‘Pacific Link’ pipeline announcement02:15 | October 1, 2026
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West Coast pipeline named Pacific Link as Carney, Smith outline path to construction09:20 | October 1, 2026
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Environmental groups anxious over Canada’s pipeline decision01:53 | September 30, 2026
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Grizzly bears spark conversation in coastal BC community02:31 | September 29, 2026
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Nepal floods: Man stuck in hydropower tunnel for 9 days speaks out for 1st time since rescue02:59 | September 29, 2026
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Environmentalists blast Liberal ‘Building Canada Strong’ act02:11 | September 27, 2026
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Coastal communities in B.C. on alert as El Niño generates storms in Pacific02:05 | September 26, 2026
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Seniors arrested after Parliament Hill protest calling for stronger climate action from feds01:42 | September 22, 2026
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Astounding amount of glacial ice loss since the ‘70s, new study finds of Antarctica, Greenland02:06 | September 19, 2026
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Spotted lanternfly confirmed in Windsor, Canadians urged to report sightings00:32 | September 19, 2026
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Calgary landfill on fire for nearly 2 weeks, stirring local health concerns02:02 | September 18, 2026
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Cape Breton swamped by severe floods, more rain on the way02:17 | September 6, 2026
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N.S. authorities warn of increased flooding in Cape Breton00:29 | September 6, 2026
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Climate reports forecast warming impact is ‘effectively irreversible’ in decades ahead02:37 | September 5, 2026
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Nepal-Tibet floods: 2 workers rescued from tunnel, more believed to have survived01:52 | September 4, 2026
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How can Canada better prepare for extreme weather?02:04 | September 3, 2026
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World will miss 1.5°C climate target: UN report02:10 | September 2, 2026
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Nepal-Tibet floods: Some hope renewed in finding impacted hydro workers alive01:39 | September 2, 2026
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Tornadoes touch down in Manitoba, Saskatchewan01:45 | August 31, 2026
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“Nothing is left”: Nepal’s survivors confront ruins after catastrophic floods02:46 | August 30, 2026
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Brampton husband, father among Canadians missing in Nepal, family awaits answers02:09 | August 29, 2026
414 million pieces of plastic found on remote islands
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May 21, 2019
Dr. Jennifer Lavers talks about the discovery of 414 million pieces of plastic on the Cocos Islands.
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