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Europe’s heat wave hits record highs hurting crops, animals and prompting wildfires

July 31, 2018- CBC News-   The heat wave gripping large stretches of Europe has already been blamed for deadly…+

‘A warning’: Acid pollution threatens ecosystems in Alberta and Saskatchewan, study says

July 25, 2018- CBC News-   ‘If we continue to emit at this level, there will be ecosystem damage’

First Nations file lawsuit over Husky oil spill into North Saskatchewan River

July 24, 2018- The Canadian Press- Two First Nations in Saskatchewan have filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against an energy company…+

Tiny farm grows giant crop in old Dartmouth shipping container

July 21, 2018- CBC News-   Farming inside shipping containers is the latest trend in urban agriculture, a way to get…+

Heat Wave Scorches Sweden as Wildfires Rage in the Arctic Circle

July 19, 2018- The New York Times-   As Europe grapples with near-record temperatures and sustained drought, Sweden has become…+

Atlantic circulation is not collapsing — but as it shifts gears, warming will reaccelerate

July 18, 2018- Science Daily-   Data suggest that the recent, rapid slowdown of the Atlantic Ocean circulation is not…+

‘We have to start getting used to it’: Record-breaking temperatures heating up the globe

July 19, 2018- CBC News-   From Siberia to Africa to North America, it’s been unusually hot

Livestock with less methane: Scientists seek ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

July 19, 2018- CBC News-   By breeding stock, improving feed and planting trees, scientists try to reduce gases from…+

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