/newsroom/taxonomy/term/21068/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-wildfires-and-air-pollution-348496 <p>Wildfires have burned through more than one million hectares in Alberta this spring and have forced thousands from their homes. Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories are also battling active fires (<a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-wildfire-air-pollution-health-side-effects/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Globe and Mail</a>). </p> <p>Here are some experts from ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ who can provide comment on this issue: </p> Tue, 30 May 2023 16:25:57 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 301948 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-heat-waves-linked-climate-change-canadas-new-tool-357951 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html -->The Greater Montreal area is under a heat warning Monday as a warm and humid air mass could lead to a humidex value of 40. Environment and Climate Change Canada recently released the first results from its rapid extreme weather event attribution system, showing that human-caused climate change significantly increased the likelihood of recent heat waves in Quebec, Eastern Ontario, and Atlantic Canada​.</p> Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:10:10 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 312179 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/how-climate-change-affecting-where-species-live-357786 <p>As the climate warms, many species are on the move, raising new challenges for policy-makers around the world. Shifts in the ranges of mosquitoes and disease-bearing ticks and bats are introducing illnesses such as malaria and Lyme disease into regions where health-care systems are unprepared. Movements of commercially important fish from one jurisdiction to another are shifting job opportunities and causing trade disputes.</p> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:19:37 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 310618 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-concerns-over-canadas-hydro-capacity-357617 <p>Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change. In March, U.S. electricity exports to Canada reached their highest level since at least 2010. The increasing flow of power north is part of a worrying trend for North America. (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/business/energy-environment/canada-hydropower-electric-grids.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w00.UEkJ.J6oZbriL3GBz&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&u2g=i&sgrp=c-cb">New York Times</a>)</p> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:13:52 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 310578 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-satellite-mission-decode-clouds-role-climate-change-357437 <p>The EarthCARE satellite, a groundbreaking mission set to enhance our understanding of clouds and aerosols in the climate system, is ready for launch. Scheduled to lift off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than May 28, 2024, this mission aims to provide invaluable data on cloud-aerosol interactions. These insights will significantly contribute to our knowledge of climate change and inform future strategies for climate adaptation and mitigation.</p> Fri, 24 May 2024 16:11:06 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 310559 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/surprising-new-evidence-happiness-and-wealth-355286 <p>Global polls typically show that people in industrialized countries where incomes are relatively high report greater levels of satisfaction with life than those in low-income countries.</p> <p>But now the first large-scale survey to look at happiness in small, non-industrialized communities living close to nature paints quite a different picture.</p> <p><b>Looking at happiness in non-industrialized settings</b></p> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:27:06 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 307690 at /newsroom /newsroom/robert-fajber Wed, 04 Oct 2023 03:28:09 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 307381 at /newsroom /newsroom/sarah-jordaan Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:10:18 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 288384 at /newsroom /newsroom/peter-douglas Fri, 03 Dec 2021 23:03:27 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 283696 at /newsroom /newsroom/mary-kang Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:48:56 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 255966 at /newsroom /newsroom/bruno-tremblay Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:17:26 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 254218 at /newsroom /newsroom/blane-harvey Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:14:48 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 197520 at /newsroom /newsroom/bernhard-lehner Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:16:46 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 197004 at /newsroom /newsroom/fiona-soper Wed, 15 Jan 2020 21:31:51 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 196643 at /newsroom /newsroom/laxmi-sushama Sun, 27 Oct 2019 12:04:02 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 188107 at /newsroom