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Alberta invests $55M to boost tech innovation, lower emissions

"...The funding is being distributed into 15 different projects including Calgary's Fish Creek wastewater treatment plant that is getting efficiency upgrades that have never been seen before in the province..."

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Alberta Wildfire already preparing for summer firefighting efforts

"...It may only be February, but Alberta Wildfire officials are already making preparations for the start of this years wildfire season..."

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What's an atmospheric river? A pineapple express? AP explains the weather phenomenon

"...While traditional cold winter storms out of the north Pacific build the Sierra snowpack, atmospheric rivers tend to be warm. Snow may still fall at the highest elevations but rain usually falls on the snowpack at lower elevations. That can quickly prompt melting, runoff and flooding and decrease the snowpack needed for Californias water supply..."

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Innovators gear up work on green hydrogen plane with plans for nonstop 9-day trip around Earth

"...From a workshop on France's Atlantic coast, Piccard and partners are ramping up Climate Impulse, a project started last February to fly a two-seater plane around the globe nonstop over nine days fueled by what's known as green hydrogen. That's hydrogen split out of water molecules using renewable electricity through a process called electrolysis..."

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Maine train derailment that led to injuries and forest fire was caused by beaver dam, officials say

"...A permitting and compliance manager for the Maine Land Use Planning Commission said during a Wednesday meeting that excessive water flowed through a beaver dam and washed out part of the track, the Bangor Daily News reported. A flow that allows water to go through a beaver dam let go and a massive amount of water came down through culverts under the railroad tracks, Audie Arbo said..."

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Podcasts

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RealAg Radio: Fall compaction, profitability concerns, and hybrid varieties, Oct 28, 2024

Duration: 53:46

"...Thanks for tuning in to this agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgricultures in-house agronomist, Peter Wheat Pete Johnson, to discuss a number of topics including: Profitability concerns; Fall compaction in flooded rice; and Choosing hybrid varieties..."

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TCS 111. Crownsmen Partners: Unpacking AI, Energy & Management

Duration: 43:38

"...In this episode, Jerrod, Roy, and Rory dive into major industry topics, from effective management strategies to AI in mining, and the Cedar LNG projects impact on Indigenous partnerships and energy markets..."

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Volcanic rumblings in Iceland

Duration: 29:38

"...Increased tremors have been felt in Iceland, and concerns about an impending eruption have led to the evacuation of the town of Grindavik..."

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Guarding the harvest: Tips for on-farm fire safety and prevention

Duration: 9:58

"...With a spring fire season that has fired up early and hot in Western Canada, there is no time like today to start working on a fire prevention plan..."

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Academic Research

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Beyond trees: Mapping total aboveground biomass density in the Brazilian savanna using high-density UAV-lidar data

"...However, their ability to store and sequester carbon is uncertain due to combined and intermingling effects of anthropogenic activities and climate change, which impact wildfire regimes and vegetation dynamics..."

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The Environment and Headache: a Narrative Review

"...Air pollution was the most frequently assessed environmental risk factor..."

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Evidence of widespread wildfires in coal seams from the Middle Jurassic of Northwest China and its impact on paleoclimate

"...Today wildfire is an important disturbance in many continental ecosystems, and it is assumed that with ongoing climate changes the frequencies and impacts of wildfires will increase in many regions..."

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Roxborough Park Community Wildfire Evacuation Drill: Data Collection and Model Benchmarking

"...The dataset is released in open access and is deemed to be useful for future wildfire evacuation modelling calibration and validation efforts..."

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"...To show the real-life applicability of our proposed architecture, it is introduced in a realistic setting such as wildfire monitoring, including a conceptual overview of how the proposed architecture could be implemented in this domain..."

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Modeling information diffusion in online social networks using a modified forest-fire model

"...In this paper, we attempt to model information propagation in online social networks using a nature-inspired approach based on a modified forest-fire model..."

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Inaction on Climate Change Projected to Reduce European Life Expectancy

"...In this paper, we convert excess mortality estimates due to increases in extreme weather from climate change (heat waves, cold waves, droughts, wildfires, river and coastal floods, and windstorms) into potential reductions in life expectancy at birth in thirty-one European countries..."

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Wildfire burn scar encapsulation

"...Due to drastic alterations of soil properties and to the land surfaces by these fires, risks of flash floods, debris flows, and severe erosion increases for these areas, which can have catastrophic consequences for biota, people and property..."

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Long-term biochar addition alters the characteristics but not the chlorine reactivity of soil-derived dissolved organic matter

"...This study indicates that biochar addition in watersheds may not deteriorate the drinking water quality via the export of terrestrial DBP precursors like wildfire events..."

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Review of Infrastructure Resiliency Policy for Natural Disasters

"...A clear focus has been placed on earthquakes and flooding while wildfires and drought have been neglected..."

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A hybrid method for fire detection based on spatial and temporal patterns

"...Fire detection is a vital task for social, economic and environmental reasons..."

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North American fire weather catalyzed by the extratropical transition of tropical cyclones

"...While the chaotic nature of the ETC and jet stream interaction means that ETCs grouped by similar characteristics and locations can result in varying downstream responses, the composite analysis reveals some areas of consistently altered fire weather for ETCs which recurve at certain longitudinal ranges, including the Pacific Northwest and northern Intermountain West..."

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How Bad Are Bananas?

The Carbon Footprint of Everything

"...A smart, practical, and accessible guide to measuring (and reducing) our carbon footprint, from internationally recognized expert, Mike Berners-Lee..."

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"...The reality of global warming has long been accepted within the scientific community, yet it remains a hotly debated topic at the political and social level..."

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"...An improved understanding of the complex relationship between climate change and society is essential for modifying ecologically harmful human behaviors and institutional practices, creating just and effective environmental policies, and developing a more sustainable future..."

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The Climate Challenge

101 Solutions to Global Warming

"...Each solution describes steps that are already being used in homes, schools, businesses, cities, and governments around the world-with full scientific references to help the reader dig deeper and push farther..."

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Nature, Director / Directeurtrice, Nature

"...conservation benefits all people and communities? As the Nature Director, youll lead innovative efforts to restore ecosystems and tackle environmental challenges while addressing equity and social..."

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Junior Research Forest Assistant

"...Forest Manager or the Senior Research Assistant, this position will assist with multiple field duties (primarily within the CNC Research Forest) supporting regular forestry operations, natural..."

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"...Conservation and Solid Waste and Recycling, specifically with the implementation of the Citys Water Conservation practices, and Recycling Contamination Reduction Plan..."

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"...Propose and oversee environmental KPIs to drive overall environmental improvement within the business..."

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