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Sep 24, 2021 · Sophia Bi, a Grade 12 student at Lord Byng Secondary in Vancouver, and Aishwarya Puttur, a Grade 11 student at Bluevale Collegiate in Waterloo, Ont., are working to change that. Both are involved...
- Understanding climate change, from a kid’s perspective - CBC.ca
CBC Kids News contributor Campbell Baron talks about the...
- Understanding climate change, from a kid’s perspective - CBC.ca
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is part of a CBC News series called In Our Backyard, which looks at how climate change is affecting Canadians, and what's being done about it. By now we've all heard the warnings. We have slightly more than 10 years to get climate change under control — or else. Or else what? I wanted to find out what might happen to Canad...
In Nunavut, thawing permafrost and melting sea ice will cause all kinds of problems, including making it hard to travel on ice roads.
Dry conditions will mean "we're going to need to make hard choices about where to send what little water we have," Turetsky said. Should it go to people for drinking water? Or to farmers to grow food?
Heat waves will become more common in Ontario and Quebec. It can be deadly when the temperature stays above 30 C many days in a row.
Stronger storms and rising sea levels will put people who live on the water at risk. In 2016, a wildfire near Fort McMurray, Alta., burned nearly 6,000 square kilometres of forest. That's bigger than the province of P.E.I. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press) Flooding, fires, storms — it sounds like mayhem. So what can we do about it? Talking about c...
Here are links to the other videos in my climate change series so far: 1/ Understanding climate change, from a kid's perspective 2/ Citizen science and the war on climate change
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Dec 3, 2018 · CBC Kids News contributor Campbell Baron talks about the science of climate change and how it might affect Canadian kids.
Equipping youth with knowledge on climate change, what they can do to fight it, and how we can adapt, can motivate youth to take action. Amy learned about climate change in high school and that has motivated her to make more environmentally friendly choices, such as taking public transit instead of driving.
Learning for a Sustainable Future: Is a Canadian charity that has been working for over 30 years to integrate sustainability education into Canada’s K-12 school system. Visit the site to access climate change teacher resources, youth forums, and so much more.
Mar 21, 2022 · To better understand what issues are important for young climate activists in Canada, IISD teamed up with Youth Climate Lab’s Research, Activate, Deepen (RAD) cohort earlier this year to bring together 30 keen youth with science and policy experts for a “Policy Jam” to map out ideas for the future.
Climate change is a direct threat to a child’s ability to survive, grow and thrive. As extreme weather events such as cyclones and heatwaves increase in frequency and ferocity, they threaten children’s lives and destroy infrastructure critical to their well-being.
