2014年10月3日 星期五

2014-10-04 Canada English Science

  CBC.ca   
Montreal 'ball of light' mystery deepens  CBC.ca
Experts say a mysterious ball of light over Montreal last night was not a meteor, raising questions about what that ball of light could be. The website Lunar Meteorite Hunters reports sightings of the ball of light down the Eastern seaboard, including Quebec, ...

Ball of green light spotted over Montreal Thursday   The Weather Network
Meteor photobombs Quebec weather report   CANOE

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  Co.Exist   
Biodiversity troubles disturbing: Dalhousie University scientist  TheChronicleHerald.ca
If you love this planet, the following account is not exactly cheery news. Most international goals set for global biodiversity probably won't be met by the 2020 target date, a Dalhousie University expert who also works for the UN said Thursday. Derek Tittensor ...

Global biodiversity targets won't be met by 2020, scientists say   The Guardian
World falling short of biodiversity targets: Dal-led report   Dal News
We've Already Failed The World's Biodiversity Goals for 2020   Business Insider Australia

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  DigitalJournal.com   
Monarch butterfly population rebounding after record low  MSN Canada
Deforestation is down in the Mexican forest that is the winter home of Monarch butterflies, and scientists also hope to see a rebound in the annual migration after it fell to historic lows last year, an expert said Thursday. A female monarch butterfly, Danaus ...

After years of bad news, monarchs make 'remarkable rebound' (VIDEO)   Kansas.com
Monarch butterfly genome sequencing yields surprising results   DigitalJournal.com
Genes Reveal Answers to Monarch Butterfly Migration   Sci-Tech Today
Huffington Post   
Long Beach Press Telegram   
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  The Independent   
Scientists to 'fast-track' evidence linking global warming to wild weather  The Independent
Scientists are to challenge the climate-change sceptics by vastly improving the speed with which they can prove links between a heatwave or other extreme weather event and man-made changes to the atmosphere. It typically takes about a year to determine ...

Getting Beyond the 2-Degree Threshold on Global Warming   New York Times (blog)
'Wind energy has come to a limit': Experts debate on the best way to combat ...   Express.co.uk
Is the world's main climate goal misguided?   Elko Daily Free Press
Investor's Business Daily   
swissinfo.ch   
The College Fix   
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Marc Garneau celebrates anniversary of his first flight into space at school ...  insideTORONTO.com
Former Canadian astronaut Marc Garneau celebrated the 30th anniversary of his first flight in space on Friday, Oct. 3, morning at the school in East York named after him. As the first Canadian in space, Garneau shared his story to students at Marc Garneau ...

Garneau marks first trip into space: 'A moment I will never, ever forget'   CTV News

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  CBC.ca   
Emergency chemical use needed in phragmites fight  Sarnia Observer
Canada has the toughest standards in North America for chemical use within agriculture and forestry, and that's sometimes forgotten in the public's concern over certain environmental issues. Health Canada maintains strict oversight over the testing and ...

Action needed to control invasive phragmites, ecologist urges   CBC.ca

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Mating 'ensemble' responsible for those bug clouds  Hamilton Spectator
The black swarms of tiny bugs seen hovering above lawns during the day and around porch lights at night are in a mating frenzy to reproduce before the winter comes, says McMaster University entomologist Marvin Gunderman. "Sometimes you'll see them ...


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  Slate Magazine   
Climate Change This Week: Solar Sunflower, Banks Bank on Clean Energy, and ...  Huffington Post
How unusual has the weather been? No one event is "caused" by climate change, but global warming, which is predicted to increase unusual, extreme weather, is having a daily effect on weather, worldwide. Looking above at recent temperature anomalies, ...

Businesses and Investors Pressing for Green Policy   Sci-Tech Today
Brown, Bay Area Activists in NYC for UN Climate Summit   KQED
A rare debate on the “settled science” of climate change   CommDigiNews
Johns Hopkins News-Letter   
Climate Central   
The Manchester Journal   
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  RT   
Solutions still in reach as world biodiversity suffers major decline, says WWF report  The Nation
Detailing its findings that global wildlife populations have declined by more than half in just 40 years, while our "ecological footprint" continues its upward climb, the WWF's "Living Planet Report 2014" also puts a finer focus on available solutions that could ...

Column: Troubling trends in global wildlife populations   Chilliwack Progress
If Everyone Lived Like Canadians, We'd Need 3.7 Planets   Huffington Post Canada
Global wildlife populations have declined by more than half in 40 years   First News
Chinatopix   
MinnPost   
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'You feel, like, giddy,' Hadfield tells students about life in space  Waterloo Record
WATERLOO — Chris Hadfield was so down to earth, he even told a little joke about flatulence in zero gravity. But showing his human side only added to the sheen as the retired Canadian astronaut and newly minted professor made a surprise appearance ...

Chris Hadfield's Simple Tip To Change The World   Huffington Post Canada

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