Tag: RISK
Heat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children | Great Lakes Now
By Lester Graham, Michigan Public
Although temperatures vary day-to-day, this summer is shaping up to be a hot one in Michigan. Doctors are warning parents to learn how to protect their kids, and how to talk to them about climate change.
It used to be that parents had to talk to their kids about things like ‘stranger danger,’ or ‘don’t take candy from a stranger,’ and ‘be sure to put on sunscreen.’ With climate change, parents are finding they have a lot more to teach their children.
Inside is not the answer: Air quality in the Great Lakes | Great Lakes Echo
By Mia Litzenberg In the Detroit area, people experience unsafe levels of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone in the air they breathe. These pollutants are blamed for adverse health effects such as heart disease, respiratory issues and cancer. The University of Michigan is part of an ongoing Detroit research partnership, Community Action […]
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Climate change is hurting Lake Erie. Ohio is training a workforce to help – Great Lakes Commission
Climate change is altering Lake Erie: warmer water temperatures increase the risk of toxic algal blooms. Less ice cover in the winter can lead to more soil erosion. And its water levels […]
Treasurer stole $94K from Southwestern Ontario youth soccer club
SIMCOE â A 34-year-old man whose fraud brought a local youth soccer club to the brink of ruin has been sent to jail for 18 months. During Brodie Chambersâ time as the Simcoe and District Youth Soccer Clubâs treasurer in 2021 and 2022, he siphoned off $94,285, falsified documents and reports, and forged signatures to […]
Experts predict moderate Lake Erie toxic algae bloom | Great Lakes Echo
By Gabrielle Nelson Lake Erie’s annual algae bloom has begun to form weeks ahead of schedule off the coast of southeast Michigan, but scientists say they expect only a moderate bloom this year. “There was scum off Monroe,” said Richard Stumpf, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oceanographer who leads the federal government’s bloom forecasting […]
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Baranyai: AI may not be worth the environmental cost
Until we can cleanly generate the power they need, AI may not be the best use of our energy resources during a climate emergency.
Willoughby: Inconvenience a better choice than easy alcohol
The government doesn’t have enough money for education, health care, and many other social services, but it’s willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make alcohol more convenient.
Kelso Beach at Nawash Park unsafe for swimming
Kelso Beach at Nawash Park in Owen Sound is unsafe for swimming, say Grey Bruce Public Health and the city Grey Bruce Public Health said in a news release water-sampling results received Friday afternoon showed bacterial levels exceeded Ontario Ministry of Health standards. The beach will remain posted as unsafe until samples return with levels […]
Boy, 15, faces child porn charge after minor’s nude photos posted online
A 15-year-old youth from the Kincardine area is facing child pornography charges, police say.
Already strained, domestic violence shelters now often take in homeless women
The housing crisis in the London-area is so severe, some agencies are noticing a new twist: homeless women with nowhere to go are turning to shelters that help women and children fleeing from domestic violence.