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East, west, north and south: it was a week in which weather and climate dominated the headlines. For your weekend reading, some great explanatory journalism to help you understand what's happening to our climate and environment. Oh, and a few political storms right here and down under are also explained....
Have a great weekend and we'll be back in your Inbox on Monday.
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Weekend Reads
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Simon Dalby, Wilfrid Laurier University
The Earth is on the edge of being pushed over a planetary threshold that could lead to a "Hothouse Earth." But if we take the risks seriously there is room for a more benign future.
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Cecilia Sierra-Heredia, Simon Fraser University
And wildfires rage along the West Coast of North America, parents should know the impact on their children's health, and how to protect them.
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Deborah de Lange, Ryerson University
Cities around the world, including Toronto, are building housing on flood plains knowing the risks in the era of climate change. Here's why that will contribute to growing inequality in our cities.
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Andrew Slaughter, University of Saskatchewan
African countries need to urgently develop coherent and strategic policies around water, land and agriculture.
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Sam Bruce, CSIRO
The hydrogen economy has been touted for decades as a way to navigate the clean energy transition. Now a new CSIRO roadmap sets out how hydrogen power can become a major energy player.
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Harini Nagendra, Azim Premji University
Uncontrolled growth at the expense of the environment will severely exacerbate the impacts of climate change. As shown with tragic floods in India, our cities are not prepared for extreme events.
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Eric Beckman, University of Pittsburgh
En 2015, plus de 320 millions de tonnes de polymères (sans compter les fibres synthétiques) ont été produites dans le monde.
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Tara Pirie, University of Reading
Data collected by zoos can help scientists model the populations of endangered species.
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Rob Manwaring, Flinders University
Morrison has proved to be conservative on social policy, but wedded to a neo-liberal economic agenda.
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Christo Aivalis, University of Toronto
Maxime Bernier has announced he's forming a new conservative party to challenge Andrew Scheer's Conservatives. Don't count him out. Politics has shown us recently that the impossible can happen.
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