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Webinar highlights experiences of climate disaster survivors
July 5, 2023By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer As of June 28, 3,020 wildfires have burned across Canada this year, impacting nearly 8 million hectares of land. The largest recorded fire in BC’s Donnie Creek is burning across 160 kilometres. With ongoing concerns around summer wildfire season across BC, many question how these climate disasters will continue to affect populations across the province. On June 20, The Peak attended Empowering Communities to Endure Climate Disasters, a webinar created in partnership with The Tyee, SFU Public Square, and the Climate Disaster Project. The webinar was hosted by investigative journalist Francesa Fionda and featured four…
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Sonia Furstenau meets with SFU350 and SFPIRG
October 6, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor SFU350 and the Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG) hosted a meet and greet event with BC’s Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau. The conversation was held in the Student Union Building at the Social…
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UN IPCC report highlights effects of 1.5°C increase in average global temperatures
October 24, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate The United Nations (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a special report titled Global Warming of 1.5°C, detailing what effects an average global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will have on…
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SFU professor weighs in on the causes and effects of BC floodings
June 7, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor The recent floods in British Columbia have greatly impacted the Greater Vancouver region and interior of BC. SFU professor and Director of Environmental Science Jeremy Venditti discussed the reasons behind the occurrence in…
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