global warming
What Grinds Our Gears: Increasingly extreme weather
November 22, 2023By: Sharon Ha, SFU Student What’s wrong with you, Vancouver? Why can’t you be mild like you were advertised to be? People come here looking for a mild climate with gentle seasons — it’s called a temperate rainforest for a reason, you know. What’s with the water spouts and the five second thunder-and-lightning storms? First, it’s humid enough to make my hair frizzy and hot enough to burn patches of my skin. Then, it becomes so dreary and foggy that we have to cultivate zen-like inner peace just to make it through the bitter winter. The increasing intensity of the…
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Climate Convergence concerned about TMX’s impact on BC ecosystems
June 14, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer “Being here in Vancouver, you are constantly confronted with tremendous beauty, the tremendous natural environment that we are really fortunate to live in,” said Alison Bodine, an organizer with Metro Vancouver’s Climate Convergence. “But then…
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TransLink is electrifying their bus routes
March 17, 2023By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer At the beginning of 2022, TransLink released a Climate Action Strategy. A message from the chief executive officer Kevin Quinn stated, “It’s our responsibility, as the backbone of Metro Vancouver’s sustainable transportation system, to do everything…
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Sustainability event expresses concern for Canada’s climate action
March 8, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer In 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced, “We will continue to do our part to cut pollution and build a cleaner future for everyone.” Yet, conversations from SFU’s “Sustainability Research Intersections” event expressed concern for…
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SFU alum named Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25
March 2, 2023By: Nathaniel Tok, SFU Student Mireta Strandberg-Salmon, a recent graduate of SFU’s resource and environmental management and dialogue program was recently awarded as a Top 25 Environmentalists under 25. The Peak reached out to Strandberg-Salmon to discuss her time at…
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Climate change impacts mental health within youth
February 17, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer The 2023 Summit of Mental Health and Climate Change is hosted by the Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance. Topics centered around the adverse impacts the climate crisis has on mental health and well-being. The…
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SFU researchers concerned for extinction of sharks and rays
February 1, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer Human activity has threatened extinction for sharks and rays, according to a study published by a team of SFU researchers. The study found that 59% of sharks and rays associated with coral reefs, may be…
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Arguing with a climate denier? Talk to them about global cooling
February 1, 2023By: Luke Faulks, Opinions Editor As of January 18, 2023, the openly climate-denying Canadian Conservative Party is leading the Liberals by 7%. And while the election’s a while off, Pierre Poilievre’s rise leads us to ask, again, how do we…
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Calls for BC government to increase sustainable funding amidst droughts
October 20, 2022By: Karissa Ketter, News Editor BC has experienced unprecedented weather conditions this fall. The five major water basins in BC — west Vancouver Island, east Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, and Fort Nelson — are still in a category…
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SFU student finds bumble bee species declining due to changing climate
September 11, 2022By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate SFU biological sciences masters student Hanna Jackson and her research team recently published a paper in the scientific journal, Biology Letters, on how climate change affects bumble bee populations in BC. The Peak reached out…
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