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2 polar bears walking on snow and near melting water

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

Reuters: Record low May sea ice rings alarm bells for Canada’s Hudson Bay polar bears

June 13, 2024 — 
Record low May sea ice rings alarm bells for Canada's Hudson Bay polar bears

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UM researcher Julienne Stroeve looking down at ice to measure thickness in Hudson Bay area.

Scientists predict localized extinction of Hudson Bay polar bears if Paris Climate Agreements are breached

June 13, 2024 — 
For the first time, a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, including UM's Julienne Stroeve and Alex Crawford, analyzed sea ice thickness against polar bear and seal survival across all of Hudson Bay; due to faster-than-expected sea ice loss, scientists predict localized polar bear extinction.

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Photo of a grolar or pizzly bear (a hybrid of a polar and grizzly bear) sleeping on a rock

UM researcher helps to track Grolar or Pizzly bears

June 13, 2024 — 
A UM researcher is part of team of North American researchers who used a new chip to track the diversity and hybridization between polar bears and grizzly bears. Read more about the research and the new tool they used to find out just how common this kind of hybridization might be around the world.

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Dr. Alex Crawford

CBC Manitoba: Effects of warmer Atlantic Ocean now being felt in northern Manitoba, experts say

May 28, 2024 — 
Effects of warmer Atlantic Ocean now being felt in northern Manitoba, experts say

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Dr. Christopher Pascoe

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Manitoba: Air quality and the UM AirSAFE Research Centre

May 13, 2024 — 
CBC Manitoba: Air quality and the UM AirSAFE Research Centre

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A person is standing on land looking at the sun against an Arctic environment that is melting.

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

“Advanced Introduction to Resilience”: a concise overview of resilience in the context of unprecedented global environmental change

April 30, 2024 — 
Dr. Fikret Berkes, Distinguished Professor Emeritus from the Natural Resources Institute, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, has recently published a book that explores ecological resilience, with an innovative discussion toward planning for an increasingly unpredictable future.

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Vaclav Smil. // photo by David Lipnowski [BA(Hons)/08]

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

World Energy Council: WEC announces centennial world energy leadership award winners

April 22, 2024 — 
WEC announces centennial world energy leadership award winners

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Dr. Alex Crawford

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

CBC Manitoba: This March was the hottest since records started being kept. It’s the 10th month in a row to claim that title. Some say its a really bad sign

April 12, 2024 — 
This March was the hottest since records started being kept. It's the 10th month in a row to claim that title. Some say its a really bad sign

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Faculty of Arts

CBC Manitoba: Manitoba government intends to ask Ottawa to get rid of carbon tax in province

March 28, 2024 — 
CBC Manitoba: Manitoba government intends to ask Ottawa to get rid of carbon tax in province

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Glacial ice trapped in sea ice.

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

BBC Radio: What’s happening to arctic ice?

March 25, 2024 — 
BBC Radio: What's happening to arctic ice?

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