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A British TikToker in Calgary has made up a new term to describe Canadian behaviour: the 'Canadian urge.'
"The 'Canadian urge' is: Whenever the sun is out, a Canadian is out," she says. "So whenever the sun is rearing its little head, Canadians are outside. They are enjoying life."
She's right: We crack open the windows in early March and hit the patios as soon as they open. And there's always that one guy who's walking down the street in a t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops on the first "nice day" as the winter winds down.
So, whether it's nice and sunny where you live and you have the 'Canadian urge' to go outside, or you're stuck inside because of April showers, I've rounded up some weather and climate podcast episodes and articles for you to explore this weekend. Be sure to check out a new podcast, Fear and Wonder from The Conversation's Australian edition, about the United Nations' latest climate report.
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Joelle Gergis, Australian National University; Michael Green, The Conversation
Fear and Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation, and sponsored by the Climate Council. In episode five, we discuss how climate change is affecting vulnerable species.
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Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation; Ollie Nicholas, The Conversation; Dannielle Piper, The Conversation
Does the Global North have a moral responsibility to protect and compensate those in the Global South that disproportionately bear the brunt of climate change devastation?
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Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation; Daniel Merino, The Conversation
Political will is necessary for governments to move away from oil. But alternative energies are not all that they seem, and should be considered carefully beyond the appearance of sustainability.
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Yingxiao Zhang, University of Michigan; Allison L. Steiner, University of Michigan
Rising temperatures mean longer, earlier pollen seasons, but a bigger problem is what more carbon dioxide will do to the amount of pollen being released.
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Dillon Amaya, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
El Niño can trigger intense and widespread periods of extreme ocean warming known as marine heat waves. They can devastate marine life.
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Ted Steinberg, Case Western Reserve University
The ideal of perfect turf – a weed-free, supergreen monoculture – is a relatively recent phenomenon.
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