/channels/taxonomy/term/20498/all en /channels/channels/event/intersections-feminist-and-indigenous-geographies-talk-dr-niiyokamigaabaw-deondre-smiles-355156 <p>Dr.</p> Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:32:00 +0000 webfull 197439 at /channels /channels/channels/news/energy-poverty-overlooked-determinant-health-and-climate-resilience-canada-345967 <p>Despite Canada being an important energy producer, not all Canadians can access or afford adequate levels of energy services at home to meet their needs, maintain healthy indoor temperatures, and live a decent life—a situation known as energy poverty. Depending on the measure, 6–19% of Canadian households face energy poverty. Health risks associated with energy poverty are documented in countries with milder climates.</p> Wed, 08 Feb 2023 21:08:11 +0000 webfull 187093 at /channels /channels/channels/news/second-chance-protect-wetlands-330885 <p>Wetlands are among the most threatened ecosystems in the world. A new study, published in <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05572-6"><i>Nature</i></a><i>,</i> has found that the loss of wetland areas around the globe since 1700 has likely been overestimated. This is good news overall, however, the global picture hides significant variations, with several regions and distinct wetland types under significant levels of pressure. For instance, temperate river floodplains have been highly impacted while remote boreal-arctic peatlands remain comparatively unharmed.</p> Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:07:15 +0000 webfull 187075 at /channels /channels/channels/news/enhancing-and-protecting-canadas-carbon-stocks-essential-insufficient-meet-ghg-emission-targets-344081 <p>Enhancing carbon storage in natural ecosystems could put a small but significant dent in Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but an aggressive commitment to reducing human-caused emissions remains critically important, according to a new expert panel report from the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), co-authored by Â鶹ԼÅÄ Professor <b><a href="/geography/people-0/chmura" target="_blank">Gail L. Chmura</a></b> in the Department of Geography.</p> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 17:00:36 +0000 webfull 185102 at /channels /channels/channels/news/join-visiting-artist-residence-jan-van-esch-two-talks-sustainability-343604 <p><strong>TUESDAY November 22. GHABH - The poison in the gift, Part I: Giving and receiving - considering commercial determinants of health.</strong></p> <p>How do the actions of not-for-profit and commercial second-hand clothing recycling determine relations within and between countries? How does the promotional imagery used by these companies and their actions reinstate cliché images of the other and have an impact the (mental) health through the psychological powerplay between the giver and receiver. </p> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 19:54:28 +0000 webfull 184591 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-cop-26-united-nations-climate-change-conference-334505 <p>The twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be hosted by the United Kingdom, in partnership with Italy. The summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UNFCCC. More than 190 world leaders will participate, along with tens of thousands of negotiators, government representatives, businesses and citizens for twelve days of talks. (<a href="https://www.un.org/en/un-climate-change-conference-cop-26" target="_blank">United Nations</a>)</p> Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:19:27 +0000 webfull 174410 at /channels /channels/channels/news/advancing-agriculture-threatens-livelihoods-forest-dependent-people-334386 <div> <p><i>Satellite images reveal where forest-dependent people live inside the forests of the South American Gran Chaco, and how deforestation for cattle ranching leads to an erosion of their resource base. (Background photo: Google Earth<sup>TM </sup>/ Inset photo: I. Gasparri).</i></p></div> Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:03:26 +0000 webfull 174298 at /channels /channels/channels/news/global-sand-and-gravel-extraction-conflicts-half-un-sustainable-development-goals-332577 <p><i>Sediment mining in the </i><i>Goyain River in northern Bangladesh</i><i>. The sand taken from these beds is used for buildings and infrastructure in nearby towns and cities CREDIT: Jim Best</i></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:48:34 +0000 webfull 172540 at /channels /channels/channels/news/over-260000-kilometres-rivers-risk-due-proposed-hydro-dams-332371 <p>Over 260,000 kilometres of river could potentially be severed by planned hydroelectric developments according to Â鶹ԼÅÄ researchers. The Amazon, the Congo, and the Irrawaddy are just a few of the rivers at risk of losing their free-flowing status if the proposed construction of new hydropower dams takes place.</p> Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:00:28 +0000 webfull 172198 at /channels /channels/channels/news/most-rivers-run-dry-now-and-then-331517 <p>A new study led by researchers from <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/">Â鶹ԼÅÄ</a> and <a href="https://www.inrae.fr/en">INRAE</a> found that between 51-60% of the 64 million kilometres of rivers and streams on Earth that they investigated stop flowing periodically, or run dry for part of the year. It is the first-ever empirically grounded effort to quantify the global distribution of non-perennial rivers and streams.</p> Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:21:05 +0000 webfull 171179 at /channels /channels/channels/news/reduction-wetland-areas-will-affect-afrotropical-migratory-waterbirds-330768 <p>Migratory waterbirds are particularly exposed to the effects of climate change at their breeding areas in the High Arctic and in Africa, according to a new study published in <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international/article/climate-change-exposure-of-waterbird-species-in-the-africaneurasian-flyways/9292D944ABCEBC7641208AAE7A2BE440"><i>Bird Conservation International</i></a>.</p> Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:09:43 +0000 webfull 170272 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-apple-users-can-say-no-being-tracked-new-software-update-330714 <p>Apple rolled out a software update for its mobile devices that gives users the option of stopping apps from tracking their location and sharing other identifying information with third parties. Services such as Facebook and others currently have the ability to track users on mobile devices in order to learn more about them to target advertisements and other location-based services to them. In some instances, the tracking is in place even if the user is not actively using the app in question.</p> Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:10:15 +0000 webfull 170250 at /channels /channels/channels/news/using-artificial-intelligence-manage-extreme-weather-events-327770 <p>Can combining deep learning (DL)— a subfield of artificial intelligence— with social network analysis (SNA), make social media contributions about extreme weather events a useful tool for crisis managers, first responders and government scientists? An interdisciplinary team of Â鶹ԼÅÄ researchers has brought these tools to the forefront in an effort to understand and manage extreme weather events.</p> Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:18:01 +0000 webfull 166974 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-study-nature-just-one-third-worlds-longest-rivers-remain-free-flowing-296950 <p> Wed, 08 May 2019 17:04:07 +0000 webfull 149103 at /channels