Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources News Archive

Faculty of Graduate Studies News

Three Minute Thesis challengers announced – mark your calendars!

February 9, 2022 —
Come support our graduate students at three exciting heats!

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The endangered chestnut-collared longspur // Photo: Jennie Horvat

Rattle and hum: our regulation of noise pollution needs to change, new study finds

February 9, 2022 —
Loud, consistent noises are not the problem we once thought

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The Churchill Marine Observatory (CMO) is located adjacent to Canada’s only Arctic deep-water port, which will allow researchers access to marine and Arctic life like never before. // Photo from CMO

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Sea ice dynamics

January 17, 2022 —
University of Manitoba researchers look to the Churchill Marine Observatory for answers about a changing climate

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Protecting and preserving the North

January 12, 2022 —
Grad students represent researchers and scholars at the leading edge of science in the North

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an iceberg in open water with hazy clouds surrounding it

Rainfall in the Arctic will soon be more common than snowfall

November 30, 2021 —
Changes will happen decades earlier than previously thought

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Op-ed: Reducing traffic means more birds and happier people

September 24, 2021 —
A guest essay by Nicola Koper and her colleague in the Globe and Mail.

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UM study shows most North American birds impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns

September 23, 2021 —
Almost all the species they studied (80%) changed their use of human-altered habitats during the pandemic, and all types of birds, from hawks to hummingbirds, were affected.

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Wildfires burn on the island of Evia, north of Athens, Greece, on Aug. 3, 2021, as the country dealt with the worst heat wave in decades. Temperatures reached 41 C in parts of Athens. (AP Photo/Michael Pappas)

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5 things to watch for in the latest IPCC report on climate science

August 9, 2021 —
The report will provide policy-makers with the best possible information regarding the physical science of climate change, which is essential for long-term planning in many sectors, from infrastructure to energy to social welfare. Here are five things to look for in the new report.

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