Climate Atlas of Canada
Climate Atlas of Canada
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Snowball Effect: Warmer Winters Mean Changing Identities
Winter is central to the Canadian prairie identity. It’s the defining season for a people whose common enemy is also their strength. The long cold snowy winter is also important to economies and ecosystems. And that winter is changing. Set to the backdrop of the Nestaweya River Trail, one of Canada’s longest skating trails, resilient settlers and newcomers alike talk about adapting to a world where the joys of the season are shrinking and what that will mean for future generations.
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Cripping Climate Adaptation: Disability Justice and Climate Change | DESCRIPTIVE AUDIO
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People with disabilities are the world's largest minority group and are disproportionately affected by climate change. As disability justice and climate issues collide, Cripping Climate Adaptation lays bare the often disastrous consequences of overlooking people with disabilities and illustrates the need to consider the unique needs of people with disabilities and include them in climate adapta...
Cripping Climate Adaptation: Disability Justice and Climate Change
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AVAILABLE WITH DESCRIPTIVE AUDIO ➡️ ua-cam.com/video/vUDsjqmQWu4/v-deo.html People with disabilities are the world's largest minority group and are disproportionately affected by climate change. As disability justice and climate issues collide, Cripping Climate Adaptation lays bare the often disastrous consequences of overlooking people with disabilities and illustrates the need to consider the...
Rose Roberts: Life on the trapline
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Rose Roberts grew up on her family’s trapline, learning traditional knowledge from her Elders through observation and practising their traditional ways of living. Because of her close connection to the land as a trapper, she has experienced and witnessed the drastic impacts of climate change. She also has a PhD, which allows her to “live in both worlds” and speak about climate change from two d...
When Wildfires Strike
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When wildfires are at your community’s door, there’s only one thing to do: evacuate. As communities are uprooted and fires are being fought, people are put under extreme stress that leads to both short- and long-term mental health impacts.
Climate Crisis? Health Crisis! - How climate change affects the health of Canadians.
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Did you know that the climate crisis is also a health crisis? Climate change impacts the health of Canadians - from increasing heat stroke to spreading new infectious diseases - and these impacts are getting worse. At the same time, there is a lot that we can do to protect ourselves and reduce climate pollution for healthier, safer futures.
Sheila Watt Cloutier: Our planet in peril
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For decades, Silla Watt-Cloutier has been a strong voice for communities and geographies on the frontlines of climate change. The Inuit author and advocate emphasizes the importance of understanding climate change as a human rights issue. “As Inuit, we rely on the cold, the ice, and snow,” Watt-Cloutier explains. “That is our life force... It isn’t just about the ice itself, it’s what the ice r...
Overcoming Climate Anxiety: A father’s journey through climate emotions
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Dustin Thiesen’s concerns about climate change escalated into serious anxiety and depression after his son was born. “Sometimes I fall back into that depressive state,” he says, “but I always find a way to pull myself back out.” Dustin shares his story of working with these difficult emotions, moving through the dark times, and finding the motivation to be part of the solution.
Indigenous Climate Atlas Launch: Featuring Siila Watt-Cloutier, Kluane Adamek, & Cassidy Caron.
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In 2022, the Climate Atlas of Canada team in partnership with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Métis National Council (MNC), and numerous Indigenous collaborators launched Indigenous-focused data, knowledge, and resources developed by, with, and for Métis, First Nations, and Inuit communities. This launch made public climate data for all 634 First Nations communities, all 53 Inuit communiti...
Hotter Summers, Greener Lakes: Algal blooms, climate change, and human health
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As summers become longer and hotter under climate change, many Canadians will be seeking relief at lake beaches. But hotter summers and changing precipitation make favourable conditions for algal blooms to grow in the water, which can produce toxins that are harmful to human health. Experts, Indigenous communities, and residents in the Lake Winnipeg area are all too familiar with the impacts of...
What’s the Buzz: Mosquito Borne Diseases and Climate Change
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“What’s the Buzz” tells the story of Canada’s increase in mosquito-borne diseases over the last 20 years, largely due to climate change. With warmer, wetter weather in our future, experts expect these diseases will become more common. Canadians are being impacted while also responding to an increase in West Nile Virus and adapting to lessen their risk.
Wine grapes and Wind Machines: Innovative collaborations protect wine industry
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When it comes to agriculture and climate change, grapes are an early indicator. In Ontario’s Niagara-on-the-Lake wine region, severe weather and Polar Vortex cold snaps threaten this nine-billion-dollar industry. New technologies and an innovative collaboration between industry, research scientists and wind machines, ensures wineries like Pillitery Estates can keep one step ahead of the changin...
Quality Control: Wildfire, water, and our health
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Many of Canada’s forested watersheds are prone to increasing wildfires under climate change. Less vegetation and more erosion are just a few of the ways in which wildfires disrupt water availability and quality. This poses threats to human health and raises challenges for water management systems. Experts Monica Emelko and Francois Robinne explain the connections between wildfire, water, and th...
Aggravated allergies: Predicting pollen levels in a changing climate
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Anyone who has experienced seasonal allergies knows the suffering that comes with itchy eyes and blocked sinuses. Looking to the future, this discomfort may get worse, as Canadians are expected to face new allergens and higher levels. Climate change is bringing longer growing seasons, which means more pollen in the air. In this video, experts from Aerobiology Research Laboratories explain the i...
Métis Wildland Firefighters: Connecting with Traditional Land Stewardship
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Working in a sea of trees within a tidal wave of energy known as a wildfire wildland firefighters have one of the most dangerous and important jobs on the planet. Protecting both the land and people’s property comes naturally to Métis wildland firefighters, connecting them deeply with the land and ecosystems, across the Canadian Prairies. Métis cultural knowledge amongst these wildland firefigh...
The Elders of the Forest: A Métis Dendroclimatologist's Perspective
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The Elders of the Forest: A Métis Dendroclimatologist's Perspective
Harvest on the Rooftop: Rooftop greenhouses changing the way cities eat
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Harvest on the Rooftop: Rooftop greenhouses changing the way cities eat
Bad News in the Fields: Farmers struggle with erratic weather
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Bad News in the Fields: Farmers struggle with erratic weather
Organic Farming in Oil Country: On the frontier of making land sustainable for long term production.
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Organic Farming in Oil Country: On the frontier of making land sustainable for long term production.
Net-zero Egg Farming: An innovation in low-impact agriculture
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Net-zero Egg Farming: An innovation in low-impact agriculture
A Ticking Clock: Lyme disease, climate change, and public health
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A Ticking Clock: Lyme disease, climate change, and public health
L'avenir de la pêche: les changements climatiques aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine
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L'avenir de la pêche: les changements climatiques aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Matériauthèque: Réduire les émissions en réduisant les déchets
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Matériauthèque: Réduire les émissions en réduisant les déchets
Aquaculture et changements climatiques: préparer l’industrie pour l'avenir
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Aquaculture et changements climatiques: préparer l’industrie pour l'avenir
Selkirk: A Model Adaptation Strategy
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Selkirk: A Model Adaptation Strategy
Living the Energy Transition
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Living the Energy Transition
Social Enterprises as Climate Solutions
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Social Enterprises as Climate Solutions
Indigenous Climate Action: Community-based solutions rooted in decolonization
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Indigenous Climate Action: Community-based solutions rooted in decolonization
Lubicon Cree Culture Camp: Reconnecting through land-based education
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Lubicon Cree Culture Camp: Reconnecting through land-based education
Modéliser le climat: L’utilisation de données climatiques pour la prise de décision éclairée
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Modéliser le climat: L’utilisation de données climatiques pour la prise de décision éclairée