GLGY 297 @UofCalgary

Tweets from students in GLGY 297: The Science of Climate Change at the University of Calgary

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

Forests 🌲🌳are the beautiful backdrops of most BC photographs but they provide so much more. Forests are crucial carbon sinks to combat climate change. Continued monitoring of timber harvest is necessary to ensure we maintain healthy forests in Canada.
https://t.co/KuT5jTwY04

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

Investment in Carbon Removal is growing fast but industry leaders warn that even with Carbon Removal technology severe cuts in global emissions are needed to hit the 2 degree warming target🎯. We need strong government initiatives on both fronts.
https://t.co/Ff5Ncp0Y0n

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef 🪸is experiencing it’s sixth massive bleaching event as climate change has warmed the ocean. Reef managers confirmed Friday that aerial surveys detected catastrophic bleaching on 60 percent of the reef’s corals
https://t.co/7qSc2KrwLV

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

Climate change will drastically threaten food supplies all over the world in the upcoming decades. These impacts can be seen in the US through our corn🌽, rice🌾, and potatoes🥔. With every 1 degree rise, we can expect a 3-8% decrease in staple crops.
https://t.co/rNkvlIqllJ

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

An Ice shelf In east-Antarctica🇦🇶measuring 1,200sq km completely collapsed after an event of extreme heat waves passing 40C earlier this month. #extremeweatherevents
https://t.co/KZmybeau2E

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

Climate change is impacting and threatening our health 😷 through several aspects including heatwaves threatening the vulnerable population, air pollution, extreme weather events, water Bourne illness, and food security.
https://t.co/VYQMJ2MDxf

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

A report from #ChathamHouse suggest that the world will face a growing risk of food shortages as crop yields are expected to decline by 30% by 2050. Basic food staples will significantly increase in price if we continue on this carbon emissions trajectory.
https://t.co/p9fEwA83fV

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

Ocean warming💧📈has hit another record for the 6th year in a row and it is hotter than it has ever been in recent history due to human-induced climate change which creates a multitude of issues.
https://t.co/J6HMN3IP3p

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

The world is running out of water and this increasing shortage of #bluegold is causing conflicts that will develop into wars 🤜🤛between countries for this increasingly scarce commodity.
https://t.co/b7C5nbIjcm

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

Water💧is an critical source of life so it's essential we understand the importance of water quality and the improvements needed to provide equal access to clean water in Canada, a fresh water-rich country.
https://t.co/DYWvH6US0W

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

Cape Town “Day Zero” water💧crisis had very little to do with water scarcity but was a purposefully designed narrative to change middle- and upper-class water consumption behaviours in the context of a persistent drought.
https://t.co/kGi0ffgTJI

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

Suzanne Simard, a researcher, speaks about the importance of forests🌲and how they have been ignored when talking about climate change. She explains that forests contain big carbon stocks in its soil, and that we should protect them.
https://t.co/6KMIrc9Lmp

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

Organizations of oil🛢️and gas workers such as Alberta’s Iron & Earth are encouraging others in the field to look towards transferring their skills to jobs in the green energy sector as Canada continues to ramp up demand for renewable energy sources.
https://t.co/8WkfPX4WA0

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

The pressure is on for negotiators to ramp up progress on UN🇺🇳framework addressing the need to safeguard nature at the Cop15 summit. The framework will create plans to address high extinction rates, protect 30% of land and restore degraded ecosystems.
https://t.co/RYz34sVQcY

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

As weather changes approach, we are witnessing sever changes to our water💧supply and environment. The Prairies are facing the brunt of this change as they tackle a severe drought that is impacting the agriculture market in all of Canada.
https://t.co/cvB499KLR0

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

In preparation for the Canadian federal government to
release its blueprint on how the country will meet its emission reduction goals, scientists urge Canada to focus on forest🌲policy regarding industrial logging damaging wildlife in British Columbia.
https://t.co/IP390xwS5c

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

In The podcast episode “Are the Coral Reefs Really Doomed” by “How to Save a Planet” Dr. Julia Baum’s research shows there might be hope for bleached coral🪸 after finding symbiotes within their old algae.
https://t.co/2h1Xtj4i96

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

Is Climate Change going to delay your summer vacation? Weise talks about the growing heat waves being studied across North America, and how it affects air✈️travel and carbon emissions.
https://t.co/Eas8NeRBpb

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

BC launched a new phase in the CleanBC Industry Fund as an effort to expand the province’s clean energy and technology. It’s looking for innovation in reducing carbon emissions. Does your project qualify?
https://t.co/It39Yd7j6Z

[GLGY 297 @UofCalgary @GLGY297_Calgary]

Quebec’s Environment Minister rolls out a new plan to combat carbon emissions in Montreal. Including new ‘green’ infrastructure🏢as an effort to reach new administration goals by 2030.
https://t.co/yargFUV14e