Posts tagged with ‘health’ (55)
Posted by Adam Shoalts
on Friday, February 04, 2011
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Though it may seem hard to believe, in ancient times Egypt was known as a land of seemingly limitless agricultural bounty. "The gift of the Nile" made Egypt the ancient Mediterranean’s largest exporter of grain, supplying nearby civilizations, the Greeks and Romans, with food.
Historians call it the "breadbasket of antiquity." But looking at Egypt today, a more astonishing reversal of fortune could scarcely be imagined. The "breadbasket" has become the world’s largest importer of grain. A massive ...
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Posted by Graham Lanktree
on Friday, December 17, 2010
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"Climate change is real and happening now," says the arms-length federal organization the National Round Table on the Environment (NRTEE). "Looking ahead, we can expect more pervasive and pernicious climate impacts on Canada and Canadians."
To combat these changes, the organization is releasing Degrees of Change: Climate Warming and the Stakes for Canada, a document to help Canadians visualize exactly how climate change will impact them and their communities.
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Posted by Graham Lanktree
on Friday, November 12, 2010
Climate Futures. October 2010.
Our climate futures issue in October struck a chord with many Canadians. Some thought we didn't do enough to warn about the dangers of a warming world and urge action. Others thought that we did too much and wondered why we would cover the topic at all.
Below we've collected together a mixed-bag of the mail we received to show the spectrum of opinions that arrived at our door.
We would like to hear more and welcome you to add your voice. What do you think ...
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Posted by Graham Lanktree
on Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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A weather bomb is about to hit Toronto and Ottawa after blasting its way through the prairies and parts of the U.S.
In Windsor yesterday it overturned trucks, it brought snow to Saskatchewan, tore apart homes in Indianapolis and gusted winds of more than 100 kilomtres over the Great Lakes.
And this morning, Environment Canada issued a warning to northweastern Ontario that more than 90 kilometre per hour gales will be on their doorstep soon.
But what is a weather bomb anyway?
According ...
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Posted by Graham Lanktree
on Friday, October 22, 2010
2009 was Canadian Forestry's lowest production year on record
Photo: Eamon Mac Mahon
If you thought Canada’s auto industry looked bad during the recession, look to the trees. Since peaking in 2005, our forestry industry has lost some $13.4 billion in production. A steeper, but not much steeper, drop than the $12.2 billion in cuts to new cars.
And not a single branch — including forestry, lumber, printing and paper — has been spared. The losses suffered by forestry output and paper manufacturing are the deepest the industry has faced since records started being kept in the 1980s, ...
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