A new study suggests regions of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, upending a millennia-old trend.The study published in academic journal Nature Climate Change suggests many tundra regions may have started to release more carbon dioxide than they absorb, calling it a “noteworthy shift in carbon dynamics.”
January 21, 2025 - 07:48 | Jordan Omstead | The Globe and Mail
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced plans to cut about 3,300 jobs, or about a quarter of its workforce, over the next three years.
January 21, 2025 - 07:47 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Trudeau is huddling with his team in Montebello, Que., for the government's annual winter cabinet retreat, which will be his last before he steps aside in March.
January 21, 2025 - 07:42 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
A boil water advisory has been issued for parts of the Halifax region after a power failure at a water treatment facility.Halifax Water announced the advisory for Beaver Bank, Middle and Lower Sackville, Upper Hammonds Plains, Bedford, Fall River, Halifax, Timberlea, Spryfield and Herring Cove.The agency says there is a possibility of unchlorinated drinking water in the area covered by the notice.
January 21, 2025 - 07:07 | | The Globe and Mail
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who struck out on her own in an effort to persuade the new U.S. president to ditch his plan to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, intends to take questions from media Tuesday morning, speaking for the first time since Donald Trump said he would introduce import levies next month.Alberta announced plans for Tuesday’s news conference on Monday, hours after Mr. Trump excluded talk of tariffs on Canadian goods from his inauguration address. News organizations reported that the president would instead order a study on tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and...
January 21, 2025 - 06:45 | Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail
As climate gets weird, so does language
The post Polar Vortex and Firenado: Hard-Core Jargon Has Taken Over Forecasts first appeared on The Walrus.
January 21, 2025 - 06:30 | Arno Kopecky | Walrus