I won't be posting on this blog again until GEOG 2305 is offered again. I am going to continue to post on the Ocean Use and Management site, though. So you can keep on dropping by there periodically to see what I post if you would like!
I just came across this site: maybe some of you had already found it, but it is a great sourse of news and information related to the oceans.
The IPCC is escalating its call for urgent action on global warming with the April 6th release of its Working Group Two report “Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.” Warnings for Canada include:
• More forest fires and a decline in northern forest cover
• Lower water levels in the great lakes, affecting navigation and water quality
• Earlier sea ice break up, significant water temperature rise, earlier spring snowmelt
• More heat waves and smog in urban areas
• More forest fires and a decline in northern forest cover
• Lower water levels in the great lakes, affecting navigation and water quality
• Earlier sea ice break up, significant water temperature rise, earlier spring snowmelt
• More heat waves and smog in urban areas
