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Halifax stops testing ice thickness as winters get warmer

The Halifax Regional Municipality has stopped testing frozen lakes and ponds to determine if the ice is thick enough for skating, citing climate change as a primary reason behind the decision to stop the program.
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Wildfires in Nova Scotia are 'out of control' and forcing 16,000 people from their homes

Raging wildfires that have burned through thousands of acres have forced more than 16,000 Canadians to evacuate their homes and triggered a burn ban in Nova Scotia, as the region experiences record-breaking heat.

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How Halifax plans to use property tax hike to tackle climate change

In order to tackle the impacts of climate change and transition to net-zero emissions, Halifax will be allocating three percentage points of a 4.6 per cent property tax hike toward a climate plan.

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Geoscientist maps out the Canadian coasts where climate change will hit hardest this century
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Geoscientist maps out the Canadian coasts where climate change will hit hardest this century

Gavin Manson has combined six key factors to create visual ratings of “coastal sensitivity” on the three oceans.
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New multimedia tools show the impact of climate change on Africville in Halifax
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New multimedia tools show the impact of climate change on Africville in Halifax

The ENRICH project’s online tool uses text, maps, video, audio and links to explore the history of Africville, examine environmental racism by mapping toxic industries near Mi’kmaq and Black communities, and exploring how climate change could alter the heritage site.
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N.S. students engineer a way around a climate change problem - and take home gold, once again

For the third year in a row, students from Dalhousie University’s agricultural campus in Truro, N.S. placed first in a national engineering competition.
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Launch of ocean research partnership could usher in sea of change for Atlantic Canadian companies

Ocean data innovation project DeepSense to help companies commercialize research and develop data analytics products and services.
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Trump administration moves to end Army Corps’ Florida headquarters lease

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China urged to halt coal power expansion as approvals surge

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Canberra proves a fossil-fuel nation can run on renewables

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Major U.S. banks drop out of climate pledge, raising calls for regulation

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EPA urges White House to eliminate key climate rule

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UN climate talks face tensions over timing of next major report and U.S. withdrawal

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Standing up for science: Around the world, scientists protest Trump threats to their work

Black smoke rises and spreads from a chemical disaster site in a city.

Trump’s EPA moves to roll back chemical safety rules