2015年6月16日 星期二

2015-06-17 Canada English Science


CBC.ca
   
Manitoba government takes measures to protect ecosystems, birds and bats   
Winnipeg Free Press
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's NDP government is moving to protect five animal and plant species and two ecosystems in the province by designating them as threatened or endangered. The olive-sided flycatcher, the little brown bat, the northern long-eared bat, the ...

Manitoba bats, ecosystems get a boost with new protection   CBC.ca
Bats, plants, and ecosystems declared endangered   Winnipeg Sun
Bats Among Animals Given New Protection By Province   CJOB
ChrisD.ca   
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Irish Independent
   
Thousands of people refusing to leave their homes as volcano poised to erupt   
Irish Independent
Residents ride on a motorcycle as Mount Sinabung volcano erupts in Karo Regency, Indonesia's North Open Gallery 6 Residents ride on a motorcycle as Mount Sinabung volcano erupts in Karo Regency, Indonesia's North Sumatra province, June 16, 2015, ...

More than 10000 flee erupting Indonesian volcano   AsiaOne
10000 Indonesians flee Mt Sinabung eruption   Stuff.co.nz
Why 1000s refuse to leave, despite warnings of impending volcanic eruption   CTV News
RTE.ie   
Arab News   
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Whistler to test snowmaking on glacier in battle against climate change   
mysask.com
WHISTLER, B.C. - Whistler Blackcomb is planning to test snowmaking on the Horstman Glacier in an effort to battle the effects of climate change. The resort says it will launch a pilot project this winter with four snowmaking guns before deciding whether to ...


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Edmonton Journal
   
Health officials change public warnings about dangerous algae blooms in ...   
Edmonton Journal
After four years and almost 100 blue-green algae advisories for Alberta lakes, the provincial health authority is changing the way it warns the public about the scummy, green growth that occurs in some of the province's favourite swimming spots every year.
Scientists Help Public Avoid Health Risks of Toxic Blue-Green Algae   Scicasts (press release) (blog)
Algae blooms bad for people, pets   The Recorder
Toxic algae season looms over area lakes   The Courier-Journal

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CTV News
   
About 5000 ash trees to be removed in Barrie due to Emerald Ash Borer   
CTV News
One by one ash trees are being cut down across the City of Barrie and some people are disappointed it's come to this. The reason for this massive tree removal is a tiny bug called the Emerald Ash Borer. The bugs are small, but they do a lot of damage to ash ...

Plainfield plans to take down 1800 ash trees this summer   Chicago Tribune
Emerald ash borer solution   CHCH News
State experts to release wasps to kill emerald ash borer beetles   FOX31 Denver
Suburban Life Publications   
InsideHalton.com   
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Forbes
   
Good Scientists Should Publicly Criticize Tim Hunt's Claims   
Forbes
The vigorous reactions to remarks by biochemist Tim Hunt about women in science on social media and elsewhere are being cast as “internet shaming.” That's a mistake. The reactions are, in fact, exactly part of the way scientists engage with each other to ...

Brian Cox criticises 'disproportionate' reaction to Tim Hunt's comments   The Guardian
Brian Cox attacks 'social media' that forced Nobel scientist Tim Hunt to quit   Daily Mail
Calling Tim Hunt Sexist Won't Help Women in Science   TIME
The Times (subscription)   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Daily Beast   
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
   
Study: A third of world's largest groundwater basins are overstressed   
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Ross D. Franklin, Associated Press - Ap FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 file photo, showing the dam at Lake Pleasant in Peoria, Ariz. Text size. comment. share · tweet · email. Print. more. Share on: Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Share on Pinterest.
Study: A third of global groundwater basins are overstressed   Daily Mail

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cleveland.com
   
Great Lakes leaders sign water quality improvement pact for Lake Erie Basin ...   
The Daily Tribune
In this Aug. 3, 2014 file photo, the City of Toledo water intake crib is surrounded by algae in Lake Erie, about 2.5 miles off the shore of Curtice, Ohio. AP Photo--Haraz N. Ghanbari. Posted: 06/16/15, 3:43 PM EDT | Updated: 16 secs ago. # Comments. By Gina ...

Ohio key to international assault on harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie: editorial   cleveland.com
THE GREAT LAKES   London Free Press
Phosphorus goals won't quickly fix Lake Erie algae woes   Columbus Dispatch
MLive.com   
NYC Today   
Governing   
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CNN
   
US wildlife managers declare eastern cougar extinct   
Reuters
Eastern cougars that once roamed North America from parts of Canada to South Carolina are extinct and no longer warrant federal Endangered Species Act protections, U.S. wildlife managers said on Tuesday. The proposal to remove so-called eastern ...

Eastern Cougar extinct, no longer needs protection, says US conservation agency   The Guardian
Federal Government Ready to Declare Eastern Cougar Extinct   New York Times
Endangered eastern cougar headed for official extinction   Press Herald
Boston Globe   
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Toronto Star
   
Why tiny, orange crabs are blanketing Southern California beaches   
Toronto Star
They came in by the thousands: tiny little red crabs on beaches in Orange County, Southern California, Sunday, covering a shoreline much further north than their typical home. Also called Pleuroncodes planipes, the one- to three-inch crawfish-like crabs are ...

Tuna Crabs Paint Beaches Red   NBC Southern California
Tuna crabs take over California beaches as waters warm   Digital Journal
Thousands of tiny red crabs invade Southern California beaches   Q13 FOX
KEYC   
SFGate   
OCRegister   
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