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News
Designing a better nest to help endangered turtles
With Ontario’s eight species of turtles considered at risk, a new nest designed by researchers has the potential to significantly bolster their struggling populations.
A look into the past: Microplastics pollution in the Grand River Watershed
While microplastics are considered an ‘emerging contaminant’, they have been found nearly everywhere, even in so-called pristine locations like Antarctica and the human placenta. This ‘emerging contaminant’ status does not mean that plastic is a new problem—Canadian plastic production has increased by 230-fold since the 1950s.
Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
Satellite data provides first evidence of ocean water intrusion beneath Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
Events
WaterTalk: The significance of canyons on Atlantic Water pathways towards the glaciers of Northwest Greenland
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series and co-hosted with the Department of Applied Mathematics, Dr. Julie Pietrzak is a Professor of Physical Oceanography within the Environmental Fluid Mechanics Section, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, will present: The significance of canyons on Atlantic Water pathways towards the glaciers of Northwest Greenland.
This event is in person in MC 5479 with a lunch reception to follow.
WaterTalk: Putting People at the Centre: Towards transforming climate risk assessment for water security and delivery
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Holger R Maier, Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, will present: Putting people at the centre: Towards transforming climate risk assessment for water security and delivery.
This event is in person in DC 1302 with a reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).