• budget money to address climate emergencies mere ‘lip service,’ critics say
• alberta declares an early start to wildfire season following warm weather
• the crowsnest river in southern alberta has run dry as drought continues
human activities like burning fossil fuels are the main driver of climate change, according to the un’s intergovernmental panel on climate change. this causes heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in earth’s atmosphere, increasing the planet’s surface temperature. the panel, which is made up of scientists from around the world, has warned for decades that wildfires and severe weather, such as b.c.’s deadly heat dome and catastrophic flooding in 2021, would become more frequent and more intense because of the climate emergency. it has issued a “code red” for humanity and warns the window to limit warming to 1.5 c above pre-industrial times is closing.
but it’s not too late to avoid the worst-case scenarios.according to nasa climate scientists,if we stopped emitting greenhouse gases today, the rise in global temperatures would begin to flatten within a few years. temperatures would then plateau but remain well-elevated for many centuries.
check back here each saturday for more climate and environmental news or sign up for our new climate connected newsletterhere.
(source: united nations ipcc, world meteorological organization, unep, nasa, climatedata.ca)
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