By Heather Gingerich, M.Sc (WINDSOR, ON) – Fluoride Free Windsor will be presenting to the Windsor Essex County Environment Committee at their next regular meeting, Thursday, December 1st, as to the Environmental Impacts and Legal Implications of the city’s decision to add industrial grade waste products as a fluoridating agent to our municipal water supply. [...]
(WINDSOR, ON) – Many of the lessons learned from humans living in outer space are relevant to our lives back on earth, say members of a panel discussing “Living in Space: Reaching the Final Frontier,” on Wednesday at Canada South Science City. UWindsor professors Bill Baylis of physics and Phil McCausland of earth and environmental [...]
(ESSEX – CHATHAM) – Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for Essex County and Chatham-Kent and Rondeau Park. There is a risk of severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes developing this afternoon. This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes. Monitor weather conditions and listen for updated bulletins. [...]
(SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA) – A tendril of ash from the Southern Ocean has moved rapidly to south-east Australia, driven by an intense low and strong southerly winds. The ash is forecast to clear throughout today and into tomorrow (Wednesday) – with the bulk forecast to clear tomorrow evening. Director of the Bureau of Meteorology’s Volcanic Ash [...]
(TORONTO, ON) - A report released today by Sierra Club Ontario’s Great Lakes Section has found serious errors in the calculations of a report by the International Upper Great Lakes Study Board (IUGLSB). The 2009 report, which cost $17 Million, recommended that nothing be done about the increased outflow from Lakes Michigan and Huron. But according [...]
(WINDSOR, ON) – In Murder, Maggots and Mysteries of Forensic Science, biologist and forensic entomologist Sherah VanLaerhoven will discuss how science is used to solve crimes such as murder in a Science Café at Canada South Science City, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16. The session is designed for the general public, and there [...]
(NEW YORK, NY) – New research shows that 2010 set new records for the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, expected to be a major contributor to projected sea level rises in coming decades. “This past melt season was exceptional, with melting in some areas stretching up to 50 days longer than average,” said Dr. [...]
(TORONTO) – A York University professor’s new book aims to integrate the Inuit experience of climate change with Western climate research, and includes an Inuktitut companion to the volume, making it accessible across cultures. Climate, Culture, Change: Inuit and Western Dialogues with a Warming North, released this week by University of Ottawa Press, calls for [...]
(SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA) -An article in The Australian newspaper titled ‘X-ray age-check tool inaccurate’ today, 6 January states that the Australian Federal Police medical technique used to determine the physical maturity of boat people who claim to be underage is not accurate. The AFP would like to clarify the process used. The AFP utilises the statute [...]
(WASHINGTON, DC) - State-of-the-art seismological techniques applied to Apollo-era data suggest our moon has a core similar to Earth’s. Uncovering details about the lunar core is critical for developing accurate models of the moon’s formation. The data sheds light on the evolution of a lunar dynamo — a natural process by which our moon may have generated [...]
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