Tag: ENN

Ice buildup on powerlines and electric towers brought the northern US and southern Canada to a standstill during the Great Ice Storm of 1998, leaving many in the cold and dark for days and even weeks.

As physical links between the ground and the sky, plants play an important role in shaping Earth’s weather and climate.

Higher exposure to a certain type of traffic-related air pollution called particulate matter may be linked to an increased risk of dementia, according to a meta-analysis published in the October 26, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Narwhals are changing their migration patterns in response to pressure from changing Arctic climates, a new UBC report has found.

An international coalition of researchers says in a report published today that the Earth’s vital signs have worsened to the point that “humanity is unequivocally facing a climate emergency.”

Since mid-September 2022, NASA-funded instruments have been hitching rides on commercial aircraft and collecting environmental data over New Zealand.

Come fall, the sound of a leaf blower blasting leaves into piles, or the sight of a queue of garden waste-packed trailers at the recycling center is all too common, as trees shed their golden brown and yellow robes.

Zoologists from Trinity, working with a research team in Indonesia, have found several new species of colourful, tropical sunbirds.

The journeys of night-migrating birds are already fraught with danger.

In an age of industrialized farming and complex supply chains, the true environmental pressures of our global food system are often obscure and difficult to assess.