Climate change

You're either part of the solution, or you're part of the problem, it's often said.

Parts of Southwestern Ontario are losing more than two weeks of sub-zero days each winter due to climate change, a new report says. In London and Middlesex County, there are an average of nine additional above-freezing days each December to February, a trend that may lead to more ice storms and flooding, one renowned climate […]

This project has ended. Archived project materials are available below.  Physical barriers prevent water from cycling naturally, resulting in flooding, sewer overflows, and risks to

In October 2015, Trudeau led the Liberals to a strong majority government (184 of 338 seats), the second-best performance in the party's history.

A mapping initiative dubbed Lakebed 2030 supports ongoing efforts to make the Great Lakes region more resilient to climate change. The project is working to identify areas prone to erosion, […]

Lake Michigan surface temperatures peaked at over 6 degrees above normal last month, the warmest they have been in November since 1995 when record keeping began at the National Oceanic […]

Huron-Kinloss’ mayor is the new deputy warden of Bruce County. “I am honoured to have been chosen as deputy warden of Bruce County,” said Deputy Warden Don Murray in a news release. “I look forward to working closely with Warden Charbonneau and my fellow members of council to continue advancing the growth and well-being of […]

Sheboygan, Wisconsin, is among seven communities along Lake Michigan to receive portions of nearly $3 million in funding to develop plans for strengthening shorelines against flooding, erosion, loss of natural […]

We know less about the bottom of the Great Lakes than we do about the surface of Mars, which is why the Great Lakes Observing System is leading a concerted […]

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace as the future site for Canada’s deep geological repository for used nuclear fuel. South Bruce, the only other site under consideration for the underground nuclear vault, recently signaled its willingness in a narrowly won referendum. But the approval of […]

A lot of people are feeling like they don't have much fight left in them. There is a perceptible turning inward. People are avoiding the news in record numbers. It's understandable; reality seems to be unfolding in a fun house mirror. It feels as though someone put the '60s mantra "turn on, tune in, drop out" in a martini shaker, gave it a good bruising, and poured out the words: Turn off, tune out, and drop back from the ledge! Read More

It’s hard to imagine a less plausible venue for the annual UN-sponsored conference on climate than Azerbaijan. Baku, the capital, has a walled medieval centre that’s worth a day or two, but offshore, the shallow Caspian Sea is littered with a century’s worth of old and new oil wells. Read More