Canada

Canada is a country in North America bordered by the United States to the south and the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is the second-largest country in the world by land area and features diverse landscapes including forests, mountains, Arctic tundra and extensive freshwater systems. Canada is studied in relation to natural resources, Arctic environments, climate change and biodiversity.

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Why Canadian forests are burning more fiercely than everScience

Why Canadian forests are burning more fiercely than ever

Wildfire activity in Canada has intensified dramatically over recent decades, with severe implications for ecosystems and fire management. A new modeling study, published in Science,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 3, 2025 Full article
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Image of the day: Bomb cyclone hits the west coasts of the US and CanadaNews

Image of the day: Bomb cyclone hits the west coasts of the US and Canada

A powerful storm struck the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and British Columbia, Canada, on 19 November 2024, leaving 290,000 buildings without power…
SourceSourceNovember 22, 2024 Full article
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Urban birds show greater flexibility to habitat change than previously believedScience

Urban birds show greater flexibility to habitat change than previously believed

A new study from the University of Vermont (UVM) offers a fresh perspective on urban bird populations, revealing that certain species may adapt more flexibly…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreNovember 7, 2024 Full article
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Rising temperatures accelerate CO₂ release from rocks in Arctic CanadaScience

Rising temperatures accelerate CO₂ release from rocks in Arctic Canada

Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Department of Earth Sciences have discovered that rising temperatures in the Canadian Arctic could significantly accelerate the release of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 10, 2024 Full article
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Researchers use sunlight to convert greenhouse gases into valuable chemicalsScience

Researchers use sunlight to convert greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals

Researchers at McGill University have developed an innovative process that utilizes sunlight to convert methane and carbon dioxide - two potent greenhouse gases - into…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 16, 2024 Full article
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Wildfires pushed Canada into top four CO₂ emitters in 2023News

Wildfires pushed Canada into top four CO₂ emitters in 2023

Ottawa, Canada | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Record wildfires in 2023 bumped Canada into the top four greenhouse gas-emitting countries in the world that year,…
SourceSourceAugust 29, 2024 Full article
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Canada designates largest marine protected zoneNews

Canada designates largest marine protected zone

Montreal, Canada | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Canada said Thursday it had designated the country's largest marine protected zone off the coast of Vancouver, as…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
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Canada’s government links June heat wave to climate changeClimateNews

Canada’s government links June heat wave to climate change

Montreal, Canada (AFP) - Canada's environment ministry said Tuesday that climate change made a recent east coast heat wave two to 10 times more likely,…
SourceSourceJuly 10, 2024 Full article
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Polar bears could vanish from Canada’s Hudson Bay if temperatures rise 2CNewsClimate

Polar bears could vanish from Canada’s Hudson Bay if temperatures rise 2C

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk An international team of scientists said Thursday that polar bears faced local extinction in Canada's Hudson Bay by…
SourceSourceJune 13, 2024 Full article
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Wildfire closes in on Canadian oil sands cityNews

Wildfire closes in on Canadian oil sands city

Fort McMurray, Canada (AFP) - A wildfire in Canada's major oil-producing region doubled in size as it drew closer to the city of Fort McMurray…
SourceSourceMay 16, 2024 Full article