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We are currently in a heat wave. It has been intense, although I know that it pales in comparison to heat waves in other regions of the world. Sharing my space with both dogs and cats, I have been very careful to keep them healthy in this weather. Lots of available water, frozen treats, no … Continue reading
Climate change is known to be impacting plant species. For example, in many regions spring-like weather is arriving earlier in the year. This impacts the plants and animals in these areas. However, collecting and analyzing the amount of data required to better understand what these impacts are for multiple species and in many different locations … Continue reading
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments introduced policies that temporarily restricted individual freedoms to bring transmission rates down. The combination of things shutting down or at least being less crowded, masking, and vaccination rates brought rates down. But, this created a reduced understanding of risk. The perception by some was that rates … Continue reading
I live in a higher-latitude city. We have cold winters with temperatures dropping to below freezing for several months with days when the temperature falls below -40 (which happens to be the point when Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales meet). We can also have warm summers with temperatures rising above +30 C (86 F). This … Continue reading
I am (mostly) a weekday vegetarian. It took me a while to make the switch. I knew the harms of raising animals for meat, but I’m not a huge fan of cooking so finding vegetarian recipes was my excuse. During the pandemic, I signed up for a food box and selected the vegetarian option. This … Continue reading
Modelling tools are key to responding to different weather impacts and climatic events, but only if they keep up with change themselves. Li and colleagues (2024) looked at drought management tools in the US. What they found is that the tools aren’t keeping up to climate change. With extreme droughts becoming more and more common … Continue reading
Modelling tools are key to responding to different weather impacts and climatic events, but only if they keep up with change themselves. Li and colleagues (2024) looked at drought management tools in the US. What they found is that the tools aren’t keeping up to climate change. With extreme droughts becoming more and more common … Continue reading
Modelling tools are key to responding to different weather impacts and climatic events, but only if they keep up with change themselves. Li and colleagues (2024) looked at drought management tools in the US. What they found is that the tools aren’t keeping up to climate change. With extreme droughts becoming more and more common … Continue reading
This past weekend saw our first of what will likely be many air quality alerts due to wildfire smoke this year. Several years of drought, including a very low snowfall this past winter are making for very dry conditions. But another factor is also creating increased risk: zombie fires. Zombie fires and those that go … Continue reading
I’m working on a couple build projects this week and I’m hoping to make them as green as possible. One I’m looking at building so that it can be deconstructed and moved if necessary. The other one, I’m hoping to use mostly, or entirely, salvaged wood. This got me thinking about building things generally. I … Continue reading
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