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Record CO2: What does it mean?

By Daniel Bezte May 15, 2013

It’s amazing what a little cold weather can do to people’s minds. Even after studies have come out indicating that, among active climate scientists, 97 per cent agree the current global warming we are seeing is human induced, and that these basic conclusions have been endorsed by more than 40 scientific societies and academies of

Weather

Opposite pattern to last year

By Daniel Bezte April 11, 2013

I wouldn’t go as far as to say that panic is setting in over the weather, but from some of the conversations I am hearing, it’s not too far off. Personally, I think it’s a little too early to hit the panic button. As I pointed out in an article a couple of weeks ago,

Crops, Weather

New models predict drastically greener Arctic in coming decades

April 9, 2013

New research predicts that rising temperatures will lead to a massive “greening,” or increase in plant cover, in the Arctic. In a paper published on March 31 in Nature Climate Change, scientists reveal new models projecting that wooded areas in the Arctic could increase by as much as 50 per cent over the next few

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Saving the planet by working less

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 28, 2013

Adopting the European approach of ‘more time off,  less stuff’ could help mitigate climate change

Recently released research finds that significant reductions in carbon emissions are possible through reducing work hours, and that could help to reduce climate change. The paper, Reduced Work Hours as a Means of Slowing Climate Change, by David Rosnick of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), finds that eight to 22 per cent

News

Black carbon a worse pollutant than feared

By Deborah Zabarenko February 12, 2013

Reuters / Black carbon, the soot produced by burning fossil fuels and biomass, is a more potent atmospheric pollutant than previously thought, according to a new study. Emitted by diesel engines, brick kilns and wood-fired cookstoves, black carbon is second only to carbon dioxide as the most powerful climate pollutant, according to the study published

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Expert says climate change will alter the Prairies

By Lorraine Stevenson February 5, 2013

University of Winnipeg geography professor predicts Manitoba climate will be more like Nebraska’s  within a few decades, including weeks of plus 30 C summer days

Hurricane Sandy and the devastating Midwest drought have convinced many Americans that climate change is real, and Prairie residents may soon have reason to feel likewise, says a University of Winnipeg geography professor. “We are in climate change central in this part of North America,” Danny Blair said in a recent presentation at Ag Days.

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Impact of climate change hitting home, U.S. report finds

By Deborah Zabarenko January 30, 2013

Reuters / The consequences of climate change are now hitting the United States on several fronts, including health, infrastructure, water supply, agriculture and especially more frequent severe weather, a congressionally mandated study has concluded. A draft of the U.S. National Climate Assessment, released Jan. 11, said observable change to the climate in the past half-century

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Climate change to hit Mexico hard

January 4, 2013

mexico city / reuters / A growing body of scientific evidence ranks Mexico and its southern neighbours near the top of the list of countries most vulnerable to global warming, and advances in micro-forecasting foresee a grim future in alarming detail. According to two new studies, a deadly combination of warmer weather and less rainfall

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Agriculture causes much of global warming

By Alister Doyle November 15, 2012

Reuters / Food production accounts for up to 29 per cent of man-made greenhouse gases, twice previous UN estimates, according to a new study. The new study looked at emissions across the food system — including forest clearance, fertilizer production and transport — rather than just farming itself. But agriculture could profit by cutting its

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Heat waves emphasize need for retooled climate research

By Gerard Wynn July 30, 2012

A major heat wave and drought has sent world grain prices skyrocketing for a second of three summers suggesting it is time to address supply through repurposed climate research. Tackling high food prices among the leading G20 nations has so far bent on fixing demand issues, including grain trading, export bans and the role of

Daily Network News

Canadian trade tribunal to examine imports of frozen, canned vegetables

Pay more attention to South American corn

Board appointments hint Richardson Int. may rejoin canola council

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