A new report by the National Climatic Data Centre (NCDC) has reported that “the combined global land and ocean average surface temperature for June 2010 was the warmest on record at 16.2°C (61.1°F), which is 0.68°C (1.22°F) above the 20th century average of 15.5°C (59.9°F).” The previous record for June was set in 2005.
The UK, [...]

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Environmental and economic disaster loom over the Shatt al Arab river in Iraq, and there is very little the government can do about it. For many years, Turkey, Syria and Iran have all been using the headwaters that make up the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which eventually confluence to make up the Shatt al Arab. [...]

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New legislation could mean tougher measures to protect Canada’s massive stores of fresh water, particularly for prohibitions on bulk water removal on rivers that cross into the United States. If passed, the law would create new powers of inspection and introduce fines of up to $6 million CDN for companies that try to export and [...]

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The metal dome hasn’t worked. What do we do to stop the oil now? That’ the question BP executives are desperately mulling over as hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil are being leaked into the ocean following the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion last month.
New York Times Op-Ed editors asked five different experts what they [...]

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A massive oil slick from BP’s drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, has reached the coast of Louisiana. A fire and explosion occurred on the rig April 20, killing eleven crewmembers. It sank two days later.
The event could become the worst U.S. environmental disaster in decades, threatening to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez in scope, reports The [...]

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Happy Earth Day, world! April 22nd 2010 hails the 40th Earth Day, the most celebrated environmental event worldwide. Check out Earth Day Canada’s website for news, events, resources and more. Love your earth. We’ve only got ONE!

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Presented by: Dr. Andreas Rechkemmer
Tuesday, May 4 2010, 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Social Sciences & Mathematics Bldg. Room A110, University of Victoria
Live Web Stream: http://www.pics.uvic.ca/broadcast.php
This lecture will summarize the main components of the present climate change regime, in particular the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol, as well as offer a [...]

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Kenya wildlife rangers are attempting a historic mass relocation of zebra and wildebeest across the country in an attempt to provide food for starving carnivores. Extreme drought in the region has caused many herbivores such as zebra and wildebeest to die, leaving little to no prey for hyenas and lions to feed on. The starving [...]

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DATE:          Wednesday, April 28, 2010
TIME:          3:30 – 4:30 pm
PLACE:        Social Sciences and Mathematics Bldg. Room A120, University of Victoria
SPEAKER:   Dr. Barry Carin, Associate Director, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria and Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
TITLE:          An Outside-the-Box Approach to Climate Change Negotiations
Abstract:
There is little hope of an early agreement on binding [...]

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Mongolia is suffering the worst winter most locals can ever remember. Aid agencies are calling it a ‘slowly unfolding disaster’ as record low temperatures continue to devastate nomadic herder communities, reports the BBC.
The government says over 4.5 million animals have died as a result of the extreme temperatures, sometimes dipping as low as -40oC. The [...]

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