It’s been a surreal two months in Canada. The longest election campaign in recent memory, but on 19th October Canadians elected a new Parliament. While the Liberals had appeared to be edging ahead of the Conservatives and New Democrats, even… Read More »Paris COP21 – Are We There Yet? Not by a Long Shot but There Is Progress
What to Do About our Dwindling Coral Reefs? In the previous post, I outlined what may be coming for coral reefs as the current el Niño does its thing. The news is not good. But the longer-term news is even… Read More »The Mega el Niño – How to Protect Our Coral Reefs (Part 2)
The Long Hot Year So far, 2015 is shaping up to be an interesting year weather-wise. NOAA’s monthly climate update for August contained another long list of records. The July global average temperature was 0.81oC (1.46oF) warmer than the average… Read More »It’s Here! A Mega el Niño Finally Reveals Itself (Part 1)