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The National Canada warming at twice the global rate, leaked report finds
Canada is, on average, experiencing warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world, with Northern Canada heating up at almost three times the global average, according to a new government report.
- 2019
- 00:02:04
- 9-12
- Added on: 05/02/2019
The Nature of Things Climate Change: Hot Times in the City (Part 2 of 2)
Hot Times in the City takes the pulse of three major Canadian cities as they grapple with one of the planet’s greatest threats to human health — global warming. For years Toronto has struggled with crumbling infrastructure, urban sprawl, traffic gridlock and pervasive smog. In Vancouver, a pre-Olympic building boom ignores the fact that areas below or at sea level are ...
- 2007
- 00:44:32
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Nature of Things Climate Change: An Uncertain Future (Part 1 of 2)
Beginning on the Prairies, David discovers how farmers are faring as shrinking glaciers wreak havoc with their water supply. In BC he comes face to face with the mountain pine beetle. This tiny deadly insect has already swallowed B.C.’s trees and now it’s checking out Alberta's, threatening the economy in both provinces. In BC's Okanagan wine region, vineyards are reaping ...
- 2007
- 00:44:32
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
News in Review - September 2002 Canada’s Long, Hot Summer
In a brutal, long, hot summer the weather has wreaked havoc in many parts of Canada. Forest fires in Quebec and Alberta damaged the lumber industry, while on the Prairies extreme drought and an invasion of grasshoppers devastated both beef and grain farming. The situation became so desperate that the federal government poured in over $200-million dollars in aid for ...
- 2002
- 00:15:27
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/15/2002
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News in Review - September 1994 Forest Fires: Fighting Nature
To what extent should and can we intervene in nature? This story looks at the annual ravages of forest fires and how we attempt to control them.
- 1994
- 00:07:19
- 13-14
- Added on: 09/15/1994
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