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Luc Bernier

@lucbernier.bsky.social

Assistant Professor - Teaching Stream; School of Earth, Environment & Society; https://linktr.ee/berniejm - McMaster University @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social

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Canadian Climate Institute@climateinstitute.bsky.social · 6d ago

B.C. air quality is getting worse, and wildfire smoke is a leading reason. A new report by the B.C. Lung Foundation highlights that particulate matter from wildfires contributes to the premature deaths of about 1,900 people in the province every year. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

All that wildfire smoke is making B.C.'s air quality worse, report finds | CBC News

The B.C. Lung Foundation's annual State of the Air report has found that wildfires are now the leading cause of fine particulate matter pollution in the province.

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Mongabay@mongabay.com · 7d ago

The collapse of the Amazon Soy Moratorium puts millions of hectares of rainforest at risk of legal clearing, a study warns. Researchers estimate the pact's end could drive 1.4 million hectares of direct deforestation over a decade, releasing carbon equal to Canada's annual emissions.

End of Brazil’s Soy Moratorium risks millions of hectares of Amazon rainforest: Study

Millions of hectares of Amazon rainforest are newly at risk of being legally deforested, a new study estimates. The potential increase in deforestation comes as soy companies have terminated their…

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David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Trump budget once again proposes to eliminate NOAA OAR, which brings you the CO₂ Keeling Curve. In this piece, I argued that the Keeling Curve is a treasure that belongs to humanity as the most poignant indication of our impact on the environment and as a testament to our ability to document it.

Trump’s budget takes aim at gold standard measurement of atmospheric carbon dioxide

OPINION: “President Trump, a renowned climate change denier, has shown repeatedly that he has no use for scientific data that disproves his preconceived assumptions,” David Ho writes.

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John Morales@johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Trump regime again tries to shutter all NOAA labs in its 2027 White House budget. open.substack.com/pub/balanced...

Dr. Mike P. Moffatt@mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New World Happiness Report is out. Canada's rank has fallen to 25th overall (from 6th in 2013). More alarmingly, we're now 71st in happiness for 15-24 year olds. Anglo-American countries score particularly poorly on youth happiness, but Canada is particularly struggling.

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The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca · 5mo ago

The Ontario government wants to keep Premier Doug Ford’s communications a secret. It plans to seriously restrict what journalists and the public can ask for in freedom of information requests — including by blocking emails and call logs for top politicians. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cana...

Canadians’ right to know is under threat | The Narwhal

Across Canada, governments are making it harder and harder for journalists to find out what’s happening behind closed doors

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The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · 6mo ago

The world is entering an era of “water bankruptcy.” 💧 😪 People are now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that we're in an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent water shortages. ⬇️

Mongabay@mongabay.com · 6mo ago

The world is entering “water bankruptcy,” UN researchers warn — draining rivers, aquifers and glaciers far faster than nature can replace them. With 4 billion people already facing seasonal water scarcity, scientists say the crisis is now one of irreversible damage, not shortage alone.

Overuse is pushing the world toward ‘water bankruptcy’

The world is depleting its freshwater far faster than nature can replace it, pushing many regions into “water bankruptcy,” according to a new report from the United Nations University Institute for…

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Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 5mo ago

Two police cars and two NT Emergency Service crews travel on the flooded Victoria Highway after assisting with the rescue of a man and his dog stranded in raging flood waters on a creek crossing west of Katherine. When roads are closed, only emergency services vehicles are allowed to proceed.

Alex Usher@alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 5mo ago

3/ But that's simply not true. CS/tech has a number of features that are completely unlike those in every other field. Sometimes, other fields can learn from CS/tech. more often, CS/tech needs to STFU and listen to other fields.

Eileen Clancy 🧿@clancyny.bsky.social · 6mo ago

WSJ: OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago By Georgia Wells ChatGPT maker opted against informing authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June. @georgiawells.bsky.social

Exclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago

The ChatGPT maker opted against informing Canadian authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June.

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George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot

It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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