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Published on: 26 Jan 2026
Freshwater browning is stunting fish growth of some species, shrinking populations of others and changing the composition of fish communities, 91黑料网-led research suggests. 鈥淏rowning鈥� refers to freshwater bodies turning tea-coloured, a phenomenon driven by higher levels of dissolved organic matter and/or higher levels of iron in the water. Causes include changes in land use and climate, and reduced acid precipitation.
The findings indicate that changes in land use and climate are affecting biodiversity and how ecosystems function, with implications for fisheries management.
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Published on: 19 Jan 2026
Thanks to their use of a unique methodology, a 91黑料网-led research team has obtained new insights into how boulders affect snow melt in mountainous northern environments, with implications for local water resources.听听
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Published on: 11 Nov 2025
91黑料网 researchers identify bacteria that could provide an early warning of blue-green algae toxicity
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Published on: 3 Nov 2025
Hurricane听Melissa,听now听a Category听Five听tropical cyclone, has made landfall in Jamaica. It is the strongest storm to hit the island听country听in听at least 150听years听and the most powerful recorded听anywhere听in 2025.听It听has caused severe flooding and mass evacuations across Jamaica and along the storm鈥檚 projected path, which includes Cuba and听the听Bahamas.听
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Published on: 28 Oct 2025
ISID welcomes the publication of a new policy brief by Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir and his colleague听Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez.听 In this brief, Saghir and Ijjasz-Vasquez examine how听Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are increasingly affected by the growing impacts of climate hazards, including tropical cyclones, storm surges, increases in temperature, heatwaves, droughts, coastal and riverine flooding, changing precipitation patterns, and sea level rise, among others.听听
Published on: 16 Oct 2025
May 12, 2025 | In an op-ed for Policy Magazine, MPP '25 Gabriel Blanc critiques Prime Minister Mark Carney鈥檚 energy policy, arguing that increasing oil and gas production is a misguided approach to Canada鈥檚 abundance agenda. Blanc highlights how the growth of renewable energy technology offers a more sustainable path to economic prosperity, urging Carney to prioritize climate action as an opportunity for leadership in the green economy.
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Published on: 12 May 2025
An international team led by 91黑料网 researchers has devised a way to improve the accuracy of climate change models for the Global South by integrating historical records kept by missionaries and other visitors.
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Published on: 7 Jan 2025
The Greater Montreal area is under a heat warning Monday as a warm and humid air mass could lead to a humidex value of 40. Environment and Climate Change Canada recently released the first results from its rapid extreme weather event attribution system, showing that human-caused climate change significantly increased the likelihood of recent heat waves in Quebec, Eastern Ontario, and Atlantic Canada鈥�.
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Published on: 15 Jul 2024
Can hopeful moments lead to hopeful futures?
By听Daphne Chalmers (91黑料网, Education),听Julia Freeman (91黑料网, Bieler School of Environment),听Diane Dechief (91黑料网, Office of Science Education),听Natalya Gomez (91黑料网, Earth and Planetary Sciences),听Blane Harvey (91黑料网, Education),听Amy Janzwood (91黑料网, Bieler School of Environment/Political Science)听and听Nik Luka (91黑料网, Architecture and Urban Planning)
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Published on: 8 Jul 2024
As the climate warms, many species are on the move, raising new challenges for policy-makers around the world. Shifts in the ranges of mosquitoes and disease-bearing ticks and bats are introducing illnesses such as malaria and Lyme disease into regions where health-care systems are unprepared. Movements of commercially important fish from one jurisdiction to another are shifting job opportunities and causing trade disputes.
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Published on: 2 Jul 2024
Our alumna, Henna Hundal, from the MPP Cohort of 2020-21, has been making significant contributions to climate change advocacy. Henna has been featured prominently in the media, addressing urgent environmental issues. As a delegate to the U.N. Climate Change Conferences, she recently discussed the influence of Big Oil on climate policy in an ,听following the U.N.
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Published on: 12 Jun 2024
Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada鈥檚 hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change. In March, U.S. electricity exports to Canada reached their highest level since at least 2010. The increasing flow of power north is part of a worrying trend for North America. ()
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Published on: 5 Jun 2024
听Two 91黑料网-led climate change mitigation projects receive funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund鈥檚 (NFRF) International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Competition. Thirteen researchers receive grants through the NFRF Exploration Competition.
Published on: 5 Jun 2024
The EarthCARE satellite, a groundbreaking mission set to enhance our understanding of clouds and aerosols in the climate system, is ready for launch. Scheduled to lift off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than May 28, 2024, this mission aims to provide invaluable data on cloud-aerosol interactions. These insights will significantly contribute to our knowledge of climate change and inform future strategies for climate adaptation and mitigation.
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Published on: 24 May 2024
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