Shawn Marshall, an Environment and Climate Change Canada research scientist studies glacier-climate processes and glacier hydrology. The United Nations has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers'Preservation, and World Day for Glaciers will be celebrated every March 21 starting this year. Watch the message from Shawn Marshall, a research scientist from the Science and Technology Branch, who spent nearly two years camping on glaciers in western Canada and the Arctic to study glacier-climate processes and glacier hydrology. *** Transcript *** There are more than 37,000 glaciers in ..read more

Our changing climate is affecting the places we live and work, but climate change adaptation can help. Climate change adaptation is all the ways we can change, or 'adapt' to the effects of climate change so we can stay fed, comfortable and safe. * * * * * Transcription * * * * * Effects of climate change can harm our communities, food supplies, and way of life. And be dangerous to our health and safety. Hopefully, we can slow down or stop our climate from continuing to change, but most of the changes cannot be undone. We need to learn how to live with these changes. We need to learn how to ada ..read more

Atmospheric rivers are a natural and important part of weather around the world. But just what is an atmospheric river and what does it mean when one is on its way? * * * * * Transcript * * * * * Imagine long, skinny "rivers" way up in the sky, but instead of liquid water, they are made of water vapour, like steam. These are atmospheric rivers. And they are a natural and important part of our planet’s water cycle, providing fresh water for plants, animals and people around the world. As the sun heats the earth, the warm temperatures near the tropics and subtropics cause large amounts of water ..read more

Nature can help solve some of the challenges we face in our communities. Discover some of the different kinds of nature-based solutions and how they help Canadians, and people around the world. Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/our-environment/nature-based-climate-solutions.html * * * * * Transcript * * * * * Life is full of challenges. But sometimes, nature can help! Though, probably not with my homework… Nature-based solutions are activities that take care of, or restore, natural areas and help solve challenges in our communities. Like protecting people and cities whe ..read more

Nature can help solve some of the challenges we face in our communities. Discover some of the different kinds of nature-based solutions and how they help Canadians, and people around the world. Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/our-environment/nature-based-climate-solutions.html * * * * * Transcript * * * * * Life is full of challenges. But sometimes, nature can help! Though, probably not with my homework… Nature-based solutions are activities that take care of, or restore, natural areas and help solve challenges in our communities. Like protecting people and cities whe ..read more

Microbiomes are the pillars of all life on earth. Research is a crucial part of understanding the environment we live in and how best to take care of it. Learn how scientists from Agriculture Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada are working together to study the fascinating world of microbiomes. https://canada.ca ..read more

Everyone’s talking about climate change but what is our climate? And why is it changing? Our climate has been changing much faster and there are many ways you and I can make a difference. Learn more about climate change and what you can do: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange.html https://www.climatekids.ca * * * * * Transcript * * * * * Everyone’s talking about climate change. But what is our climate? And why is it changing? Our climate is the earth’s normal weather, over a very long time. It usually takes hundreds, or thousands of years for the climate to chan ..read more

Ever noticed long, skinny white clouds trailing behind planes? These are contrails : condensation trails formed from jet engine exhaust. Learn how they form, what affects their appearance, and their impact on our skies! https://canada.ca * * * * * Transcription * * * * * When you look up in the sky, do you ever see a long, skinny, white cloud? It could be a condensation trail, or contrail. Contrails are trails of condensed water vapour, created by the engines of jet airplanes. How long they last, what they look like, and if they even appear at all, depends how cold and wet the atmosphere is. C ..read more

Ever noticed long, skinny white clouds trailing behind planes? These are contrails : condensation trails formed from jet engine exhaust. Learn how they form, what affects their appearance, and their impact on our skies! https://canada.ca * * * * * Transcription * * * * * When you look up in the sky, do you ever see a long, skinny, white cloud? It could be a condensation trail, or contrail. Contrails are trails of condensed water vapour, created by the engines of jet airplanes. How long they last, what they look like, and if they even appear at all, depends how cold and wet the atmosphere is. C ..read more

On February 11, let's mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and celebrate the contribution of Environment and Climate Change Canada's scientists. *** Transcript *** I'm working on cyanobacteria, which is a type of algae that can bloom in the water. They recycle the nutrients, they recycle the carbon. Another way to access whale tissue is by tracking strandings. Each year, for example, more than a dozen beluga whales are found stranded on the banks of the St. Lawrence River ..read more