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NCE UPDATE 09 July 2008 Article Headlines |
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| 1 | Yukon Youth Engagement Forum: A Summit to Discuss Climate ChangeJuly 25th to 27th, 2008 in Marsh Lake, Yukon
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Contact: Johanna Smith, Yukon Government Climate Change Coordinator, 867-633-7971, Johanna.Smith@gov.yk.ca |
| 2 | Government of the Yukon releases draft Climate Change Action PlanDeadline for Public Comments Is July 31st, 2008 The draft Yukon Government Climate Change Action Plan sets out 33 specific actions that would advance the goals set out in the 2006 Yukon Government Climate Change Strategy. |
| 3 | Waterlution: The Future of Water Workshop Series 2008Engaging Youth on Water Issues. Whitehorse Workshop August 1-3, 2008 This is a two-day residential workshop to engage youth from the Yukon Territory in dialogue surrounding current water issues in the region, specifically on topics related to First Nations tribal boundaries, local knowledge and integrating scientific insights from theInternational Polar Year water areas. The workshop will be based at the Vista Outdoor Learning Centre located just north of Whitehorse. 20 individuals 20-35 years will be participating in the workshop. To apply, submit a one-page application letter describing: why you are interested in learning about current water issues in Yukon; what potential you see in inter-sectoral dialogue; and what background you will bring to the discussion. Please submit your application to Karen Kun, Waterlution: karen@waterlution.org. |
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1 Local vessel to explore Arctic climate change The coast guard ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier left Victoria last week with 20 scientists aboard on a voyage that will document climate change in the Arctic. Read more at www.canada.com |
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2 Greenland ice sheet slams the brakes on By Michael Reilly Much noise has been made about how water lubricates the base of Greenland's ice sheet, accelerating its slide into the oceans. In a rare "good news" announcement, climatologists now say the ice may not be in such a hurry to throw itself into the water after all. Mother Nature, it seems, has given it brakes. Read more at www.environment.newscientist.com |
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3 Harper adds it up: developing countries must shoulder more carbon cuts CBC News As the Group of Eight summit wrapped up in northern Japan on Wednesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said it's a "mathematical certainty" that developing countries will do the brunt of the work in lowering global greenhouse gas emissions. Read more at www.cbc.ca |
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4 Greenland meltwater will take slow wave around globe Pacific nations threatened with disappearing beneath the waves as sea levels rise have been given a partial reprieve – for a few decades at least. But Europe and North America could be at much greater risk of floods than previously appreciated. So claims the first systematic analysis of what will happen to the water from melting Greenland ice. Read more at www.environment.newscientist.com |
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5 Wood bison: giant blast from the past Biologists hope to re-establish herds of the 2,000-plus-pound beasts By Kyle Hopkins Pelted with fat drops of rain in a grassy field not far from Portage Glacier, a chocolate-brown wood bison shook its coat like a wet dog, flinging water in all directions. It was a scene straight out of Alaska's distant past. And, biologists hope, its near future. Read more at www.adn.com |
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...and the new tenants could aggravate global warming For the Arctic, green is the new black. People frequently say “green” to mean “environmentally friendly.” But encroaching conifer forests — really big greens — threaten to further spike the far North’s already low-grade fever. Read more at www.sciencenews.org |
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The next update from the Northern Climate ExChange will be sent out Wednesday, July 16, 2008 |
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