Flood risk mapping is a public good, so why the public resistance in Canada?
Flood risk maps are an essential public good. Indeed, many countries like the United Kingdom already offer flood risk mapping.
Flood risk maps are an essential public good. Indeed, many countries like the United Kingdom already offer flood risk mapping.
Earth Sciences
Mar 8, 2024
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How someone feels about their personal appearance or attractiveness can significantly affect their level of life satisfaction, according to a new study out of York University, which looked at a broad range of factors and ...
Social Sciences
Mar 6, 2024
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Leatherback sea turtles, the largest of all living turtles, undertake extensive migrations that can span multiple years. They travel from subtropical and tropical nesting locations to temperate foraging areas. Despite decade-long ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2024
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Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) is on the rise among Canadian youth. In an international study that included Canada, over half of the young women and girls surveyed reported being sexually threatened and/or ...
Social Sciences
Jan 15, 2024
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Incidents of campus-based sexual violence and gender-based violence are not new. Though, in the past decade, there has been increased awareness and action from campus administrations in response to campus sexual violence.
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2024
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Using the Himalayan Chandra Telescope (HCT), Indian astronomers have conducted spectroscopic observations of a star discovered in 2021, known as TCP J1822. Results of the observational campaign indicate that TCP J1822 is ...
A busy hurricane season that saw the National Hurricane Center in Miami issue the first-ever tropical storm warning for the coast of California and hurricane warnings as far north as Nova Scotia is coming to a close Thursday ...
Environment
Dec 1, 2023
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The tidal wetlands and dykelands of the inner Bay of Fundy are recognized as critical ecosystems in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, as they provide essential benefits to both human and non-human communities.
Environment
Nov 24, 2023
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Astronomers from the Liverpool John Moores University have performed photometric and spectroscopic observations of a recently discovered nova, known as AT 2023prq. Results of the observational campaign, published in the November ...
Along Canadian coasts, storm surges and flooding have gone from breaking news to seasonal norms.
Environment
Nov 17, 2023
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