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Climate change is pervasive and poses an existential risk to all Canadians. However, difficulties in modelling have so far prevented direct attribution of heat waves to climate change itself. Environment and Climate Change Canada's recent finding that the 2024 June heat wave was caused by climate change is, therefore, a game-changing moment in climate change adaptation and resilience efforts.
Today in The Conversation Canada, Gordon McBean from Western University explores these findings in greater detail, arguing that "The attribution program can help provide needed information in real time, which will help the public and climate experts design and implement more effective action."
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People make their way through downtown Ottawa on June 18, 2024, as temperatures hit 32 C in what meteorologists are calling a heat dome.
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Gordon McBean, Western University
A landmark report has clearly attributed the June heat wave in Canada to climate change. The lessons from this report can help inform climate policy in a changing Canada.
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Allyson Felix holds her daughter after running the women’s 400-metre dash final at the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Des Moines, Iowa, in 2019.
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Jenna Schulz, Western University; Jane Thornton, Western University
While there has been large advances and successes for athlete-mothers and progress since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, there is still work to be done to improve postpartum care and support.
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Materials that can change their physical properties would be suitable for many purposes.
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Damiano Pasini, McGill University
A new material that could change its physical properties signals a huge shift, and could be crucial to the pursuit of a sustainable future.
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A rescuer tends to a child at the site of Okhmatdyt children’s hospital hit by Russian missiles in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 8, 2024.
AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University
Russia’s recent attack on a children’s hospital is likely the sign of declining military performance.
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The mayor of Montréal, Valérie Plante, the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, and his counterpart from Milwaukee, Cavalier Johnson, at the annual conference of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, on May 15, 2024 in Montréal. Cities must unite to discuss their major issues.
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Rémi Quirion, McGill University
What will our daily lives be like in 50 years’ time? What will our challenges be? Scientific data and analysis are essential, and municipal diplomacy is the key to sharing knowledge.
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Business + Economy
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Marlee Bower, University of Sydney; Ferdi Botha, The University of Melbourne; Mark Deady, UNSW Sydney
Society’s expectations of how a man works and what he earns is a key contributor to how lonely he feels in the workplace.
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Culture + Society
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Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Melbourne
Ancient physicians prescribed swimming, ball games and walking on sand as ideal forms of physical exercise. A treatise published in 1569 is the best source of information on their advice.
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Health
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Xaq Frohlich, Auburn University
The process of converting food into nutritional information is more than just a scientific process. It involves many political and technical compromises that continue to shape the food industry today.
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