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B.C. declares state of emergency as hundreds of wildfires burn across province

Aug 15, 2018- CBC News- 560 fires are burning across B.C. and thousands of residents are affected by evacuation orders

Banff, Jasper and Calgary record highest temperature increases: study

Aug 14, 2018- CBC News- A researcher from the University of Calgary says temperatures are on the rise across Alberta…+

How one Canadian food court eliminated 117 bags of garbage a day

Aug 10, 2018- CBC News- The food court at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto used to generate 120 bags of…+

Blocking sunlight to cool Earth may not save crops from climate change

Aug 8, 2018- CBC News – Aside from reducing CO2 emissions, scientists have proposed geoengineering, the deliberate manipulation of the environment through…+

Black widow spiders creep northward

Aug 9, 2018 – CBC News – Climate change is changing the habitats and ranges of all kinds of creatures….+

California fighting its biggest ever wildfire

August 7, 2018- CBC News-   A Northern California wildfire became the biggest in state history on Tuesday, eclipsing a…+

Planet at risk of heading towards irreversible ‘hothouse’ conditions, new report says

August 6, 2018- CBC News-   Maximizing chances of avoiding ‘hothouse’ state requires more than just reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Plastic degrading in the ocean produces greenhouse gas, new study says

Aug 5, 2018 – Canadian Press Many people who care about the environment are concerned about climate change and about…+

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