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"Native plants help keep areas cooler and damper during heat waves, because they have deeper root systems that can access groundwater, he said. They also help increase the resilience of landscapes during floods, he added. And yes, you don't need to water them as often as a turf grass lawn to keep them healthy, he said, making them more drought-resistant.
#Climate #Housing #Nature #Solutions
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/no-lawn-movement-1.7605703
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Fishing gear waste is being turned into plant pots and swimwear
Also: Tips for building more climate-proof homes
#Climate #Ocean #Pollution #Solutions
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-fishing-gear-1.7581496
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"Native plants help keep areas cooler and damper during heat waves, because they have deeper root systems that can access groundwater, he said. They also help increase the resilience of landscapes during floods, he added. And yes, you don't need to water them as often as a turf grass lawn to keep them healthy, he said, making them more drought-resistant.
#Climate #Housing #Nature #Solutions
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/no-lawn-movement-1.7605703
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️ Extreme heat is threatening tropical birds, even in untouched forests, scientists warn
Watson said the study should serve as “another wake-up call that greenhouse gas emissions and climate change are a major problem for biodiversity.”
#Climate #Birds #Biodiversity
https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/extreme-heat-is-threatening-tropical-birds-even-in-untouched-forests-scientists-warn/
East Coast drought fuels wildfires, but also dries up farm crops and wells
"Nova Scotia, eastern Newfoundland, southeastern New Brunswick and portions of Prince Edward Island shifted into moderate to severe drought conditions over the past month, says an Agriculture Canada update released Tuesday."
#Canada #Drought #Climate #Food #Agriculture
https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/east-coast-drought-fuels-wildfires-but-also-dries-up-farm-crops-and-wells/
Unsettling photos show the effects of climate change projected onto our everyday lives
The photographers travelled to six highly-climate vulnerable areas in an effort to make tangible the extreme environmental realities forecast for this century. Their technique married scientific data with oneiric visuals, and they produced the images via an analog process involving a battery-operated projector connected to a flash.
#Climate #Photography
https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/unsettling-photos-show-the-effects-of-climate-change-projected-onto-our-everyday-lives/
Firefighters battle massive grass fires in Ontario’s cottage country as dry, hot conditions persist
#Ontario #Climate #Canada
https://www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/article/two-massive-grass-fires-rage-in-ontarios-cottage-country/
New draft of plastic pollution treaty would not limit plastic production
Powerful oil and gas-producing nations and the plastics industry oppose production limits. They want a treaty focused on better waste management and reuse.
#Pollution #Climate #Plastic
https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/new-draft-of-plastic-pollution-treaty-would-not-limit-plastic-production/
How Canadians can prepare for wildfire evacuations, from emergency plans to go bags
#Canada #Wildfire #Climate
https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/how-canadians-can-prepare-for-wildfire-evacuations-from-emergency-plans-to-go-bags/
N.L. restricts ATV use as fires rage, force evacuations
#Newfoundland #Canada #Climate #Wildfires
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/wildfires/article/nl-restricts-atv-use-as-fires-rage-force-evacuations/
Ontario youth climate case to be put to the test again in December
"Lawyers for the group have argued Ontario’s 2018 decision to replace its climate target with a weaker one committed the province to dangerously high levels of greenhouse gases in violation of their Charter rights."
#Ontario #Canada #Climate
https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/ontario-youth-climate-case-to-be-put-to-the-test-again-in-december/
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