While the western U.S. was plagued by wildfires in September 2020, maps showed Western Canada was experiencing no such fires. Mike Flannigan (Renewable Resources) is interviewed.
Tag: global warming
Wildfires a continuing reality
Mike Flannigan (Renewable Resources) is interviewed about wildfires and how humans have to learn to prevent and live with them.
Rapid permafrost thaw an unrecognized threat to landscape
A “sleeping giant” hidden in permafrost soils in Canada and other northern regions worldwide will have important consequences for global warming, says a new report by a Canadian scientist.
Global worming: climate change has earthworms moving north—and releasing greenhouse gases
PhD student Justine Lejoly (ALES) comments on her preliminary research that suggests northward migration of earthworms due to climate change is causing the soil to release carbon into the atmosphere.