Environment - The Canadian Media

New York, New Jersey hit by 4.8 magnitude earthquake; no damages reported

April 7, 2024April 7, 2024 - by cmedia

#US, #Earthquake, #NewYork, #NewJersey Washington/IBNS-CMEDIA: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit US’ New York and New Jersey on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre estimated the magnitude at 5.5. …

Earth / Environment

Taiwan has been rocked by ‘strongest’ earthquake in 25 years killing seven, rescue operation ongoing

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 - by cmedia

#Taiwan, #TaiwanEarthquake, #Earthquake IBNS-CMEDIA: At least seven people died and 736 others were hurt as an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter Scale hit Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest experienced by the …

Environment / Health

Social, environmental factors may raise risk of developing heart disease, stroke, says Study

March 29, 2024March 29, 2024 - by cmedia

#HeartAttack, #HeartLife, #SocialFactors IBNS-CMEDIA: People who live in areas with social and environmental adversities may have up to twice the increased risk for developing heart disease and stroke, according to new research …

Ecology / Environment

North American cities may see a major species turnover by the end of the century, Canadian study

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 - by cmedia

Climate change may dramatically affect the animal species observed in North American cities, according to a study published March 27 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Alessandro Filazzola of the University …

Canada / Environment / Politics

Canada PM Trudeau challenges premiers to suggest a better climate action plan to federal levy

March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 - by cmedia

CMEDIA: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has published a formal response to Canadian premiers opposed to the carbon tax policy urging them to come up with a better climate action …

Environment

Tackling methane emissions now limits global warming, new report finds

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 - by cmedia

#Methane, #GlobalWarming, #ParisAgreement, #MethaneEmissions IBNS-CMEDIA: Tackling emissions of methane now, is essential to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050, according to a new …

Environment

Electronic waste mountain growing five times faster than recycling rate: Report

March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 - by cmedia

#Ewaste, #Environment, #EWasteMountain IBNS-CMEDIA: The amount of electronic waste – or e-waste – that we produce is at least 62 million tonnes, and it’s rising five times faster than the amount being …

Environment / Research / Science

B.C. mining industry developing new technolgies with near net-zero environmental impact

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 - by cmedia

BC Mining industry. Image credit: Unsplash/Dominik Vanyi British Columbia (B.C.) is developing new advanced chemical processes facilitating the mining industry to extract critical minerals with almost no net environmental impact and …

Climate change / Environment

Much of Canada to see wintry weather in first few days of spring

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 - by cmedia

Official arrival of Spring reportedly brings a blast of wintery weather this week for Canadians due to drop in temperatures and snow blanketing parts of the country. Snow squall warnings …

Climate change / Environment

2023 was hottest year so far, new climate report shows

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 - by cmedia

#2023, #HottestYear, #ClimateChangeHottestYear, #2023HottestYear Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, ice cover and glacier retreat, a new global report issued by …