TORONTO, April 18, 2017 – With the approach of Earth Day, it’s time to starting thinking about outdoor spaces. A York University bee expert can suggest what to plant to attract pollinators and discuss why bees are important for sustainable agriculture. Sheila Colla, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, can comment on the […]
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York U Earth Day experts: Boiling effect of climate change on Earth’s water and ice
TORONTO, April 17, 2017 – As the planet heats up, York University water experts can discuss the effects of climate change on fresh water lakes, invasive species, natural disaster management and Arctic ice, in the lead up to Earth Day, April 22. Usman Khan, Assistant Professor in the Lassonde School of Engineering, can talk about […]
Scat sniffer dogs tell York U researchers a lot about endangered lizards
TORONTO, January 31, 2017 – Dogs can be trained to find almost anything (people, drugs, weapons, poached ivory) but one York University researcher had them detect something a little unusual – the scat of endangered blunt-nosed leopard lizards. The scat detection dogs helped biology PhD student Alex Filazzola discover not only scat, but the importance […]
Climate change, species invasions harming popular native fish in Ontario lakes
TORONTO, September 29, 2016 – A popular recreational and commercial fish – the native walleye – is at risk of disappearing as invasions of the competitive, predatory smallmouth bass move into Ontario lakes, a new study from York University has found. Walleye fish populations are diminishing as climate change warms the waters allowing smallmouth bass […]
Melting ice sheet could expose frozen Cold War-era hazardous waste
TORONTO, Aug. 4, 2016 – Climate change is threatening to expose hazardous waste at an abandoned camp thought to be buried forever in the Greenland Ice Sheet, new research out of York University has found. Camp Century, a United States military base built within the Greenland ice sheet in 1959, doubled as a top-secret site […]
Lakes warming at alarming rates, York U-led global study warns
TORONTO, December 16, 2015 — Climate change has led to warming of lakes at a rapid rate, even faster than the air or the oceans, according to York U Biologist Sapna Sharma, a lead author of a new global study. “We found that lakes are warming at an average of 0.34 degrees Celsius each decade […]
Leading experts talk environment, energy and climate change on road to Paris
TORONTO, Nov. 25 – In the lead up to the climate change conference in Paris, York University’s Faculty of Environment Studies will host a panel of energy, environment and climate change leaders to discuss the new Trudeau government’s likely direction. On the Road to Paris: The Trudeau Government and the Environment, Energy and Climate Change […]
