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Author: Rochelle Baker

Environmental ripple effect of Bute Inlet landslide starting to unfold, scientists say

Climate change set the stage for the landslide that occurred on the morning of Nov. 28, said Brent Ward, a geologist at Simon Fraser University.

Shell shock: B.C.’s oyster industry hopes to weather climate change

Ocean acidification and new diseases tied to warming ocean waters are significant threats to the viability of B.C.’s shellfish aquaculture sector.

Drought and climate change endangering salmon and fish habitat on Vancouver Island

The B.C. government is urging residential, agricultural, and industrial water users to try to conserve as a number of salmon streams on the island are reaching critically low levels.

Wildfire smoke smothering B.C. stark indicator of climate change, researchers say

“You only have to look out the window right now to see the effects of climate change,” Erik Krogh, Vancouver Island University air quality researcher, as smoke from U.S. wildfires smothers southern British Columbia.

Canada’s rural residents face thousands in medical travel costs and a patchwork subsidy system

Rural residents needing to travel outside their community for healthcare often face steep out-of-pocket costs. The problem is compounded by a provincial assortment of subsidy programs that cause regional disparities and hinder equal access to medical care across the country, say experts.

B.C. rural residents say travelling for health care can cost thousands

Significant out-of-pocket expenses makes it clear rural residents are facing obstacles getting the medical care they need outside their community, say advocates.

B.C. fish farming may be in hot water due to climate change

Global warming is likely to significantly reduce the areas suitable for the farming of Atlantic salmon along the West Coast, according to a recent UBC study.

Seed libraries rewriting the book on food sovereignty and climate change

Linnaea Farm’s seed library will preserve Cortes Island’s stock of heritage seeds, but it will also help the local community, and others across Canada, to improve food security and resiliency to climate change.

Disease and warming oceans continue to push sea stars to the edge of extinction

The once common treasures of the tidal pool are at risk of being eradicated along the Pacific coastline from a deadly combination of disease and warming oceans due to climate change, says biologist Alyssa Gehman.

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