El Niño heads north: how tropical weather affects the Arctic
CBC North (2023)
Three Northern communities had their warmest falls on record this year, with many more in the top five — and as El Niño continues, experts say warm and weird weather will likely continue through the winter…
This season’s widespread, severe wildfires will have long-lasting impact on N.W.T.’s boreal forest
CBC North (2023)
More than 4 million hectares of forest have burned in the N.W.T. during the 2023 wildfire season. Usually fires help to maintain a healthy boreal forest, but it’s all about balance…
A study led by Dr. Kenneth Rosenberg published in 2019 found that North America has lost a net of 2.9 billion birds since 1970, 29% of birds, and a study from 2021 found similar declines in Europe. A loss of biodiversity on this scale could have wide ramifications…
How Birding helps me slow down and see beauty in the everyday
Calgary Journal (2022)
It is -30 C outside and snow is falling heavily on a cloudy day. I arrive at the forest, hop over the creek and head over to one of my favourite spots up on a hill, overlooking a quiet winter wonderland in the middle of suburbia – my haven…
Dr. Debbie Luk has been working in optometry for a decade and has won awards for her advocacy work in the field, but she says that vision is still mostly misunderstood by the public she serves…