New ropeless fishing technology, which can help save whales, tested off N.L.:

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. –
   
  

Michael Moore, a biologist with the U.S.-based Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, said in an interview he first discussed ropeless fishing
43 years ago in Newfoundland with the late biologist Jon Lien.

Lien is known for founding the Newfoundland and Labrador Whale Release
and Strandings group and for releasing hundreds of whales tangled in
fishing ropes.

New ropeless fishing technology, which can help save whales, tested off N.L.: ST. JOHN’S, N.L. –
   
  
Michael Moore, a biologist with the U.S.-based Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, said in an interview he first discussed ropeless fishing
43 years ago in Newfoundland with the late biologist Jon Lien.
Lien is known for founding the Newfoundland and Labrador Whale Release
and Strandings group and for releasing hundreds of whales tangled in
fishing ropes.Read More

World just one misstep away from ‘nuclear annihilation,’ UN chief warns | CBC News:

The warning came Monday as a
pandemic-delayed conference opened to review the 50-year-old Nuclear
Nonproliferation Treaty, which is aimed at preventing the spread of
nuclear weapons and eventually achieving a nuclear-free world.

The
threat of nuclear catastrophe was also raised by the United States,
Japan, Germany, the UN nuclear chief and many other opening speakers.

World just one misstep away from ‘nuclear annihilation,’ UN chief warns | CBC News: The warning came Monday as a
pandemic-delayed conference opened to review the 50-year-old Nuclear
Nonproliferation Treaty, which is aimed at preventing the spread of
nuclear weapons and eventually achieving a nuclear-free world.The
threat of nuclear catastrophe was also raised by the United States,
Japan, Germany, the UN nuclear chief and many other opening speakers.Read More

How the blue economy will shape the future of Canada’s oceans — and its coastal communities:

The words “blue economy” will soon shape the future of Canada’s oceans,
from the fiords and straits of British Columbia to the rugged
coastlines of the Atlantic to the vast seascapes of the Arctic. The
transformation of Canada’s ocean economies will be felt throughout the
country and will set an example for nations around the world.

But what is a blue economy? And what makes it different from business as usual?

How the blue economy will shape the future of Canada’s oceans — and its coastal communities: The words “blue economy” will soon shape the future of Canada’s oceans,
from the fiords and straits of British Columbia to the rugged
coastlines of the Atlantic to the vast seascapes of the Arctic. The
transformation of Canada’s ocean economies will be felt throughout the
country and will set an example for nations around the world. But what is a blue economy? And what makes it different from business as usual?Read More

Climate endgame: risk of human extinction ‘dangerously underexplored’:

The risk of global societal collapse or human
extinction has been “dangerously underexplored”, climate scientists have
warned in an analysis.

They call such a
catastrophe the “climate endgame”. Though it had a small chance of
occurring, given the uncertainties in future emissions and the climate
system, cataclysmic scenarios could not be ruled out, they said.

“Facing
a future of accelerating climate change while blind to worst-case
scenarios is naive risk management at best and fatally foolish at
worst,” the scientists said, adding that there were “ample reasons” to
suspect global heating could result in an apocalyptic disaster.

Climate endgame: risk of human extinction ‘dangerously underexplored’: The risk of global societal collapse or human
extinction has been “dangerously underexplored”, climate scientists have
warned in an analysis.They call such a
catastrophe the “climate endgame”. Though it had a small chance of
occurring, given the uncertainties in future emissions and the climate
system, cataclysmic scenarios could not be ruled out, they said.“Facing
a future of accelerating climate change while blind to worst-case
scenarios is naive risk management at best and fatally foolish at
worst,” the scientists said, adding that there were “ample reasons” to
suspect global heating could result in an apocalyptic disaster.Read More

‘People are suffering’: ICU nurse says staffing shortages at hospitals are getting worse:

“Things are worse now. And I don’t think the general public understands
how difficult it is to be a patient or a nurse right now,” Birgit
Umaigba, an intensive care unit nurse based in Toronto, told CTV News
Channel on Monday.

Several hospitals across Ontario
announced this weekend they’d be closing temporarily closing or
reducing services in their emergency rooms and ICUs due to the ongoing
staffing crunch.

Since the start of the pandemic, nurses across Canada have faced long working hours with little time for breaks and vacation.

‘People are suffering’: ICU nurse says staffing shortages at hospitals are getting worse: “Things are worse now. And I don’t think the general public understands
how difficult it is to be a patient or a nurse right now,” Birgit
Umaigba, an intensive care unit nurse based in Toronto, told CTV News
Channel on Monday.
Several hospitals across Ontario
announced this weekend they’d be closing temporarily closing or
reducing services in their emergency rooms and ICUs due to the ongoing
staffing crunch.
Since the start of the pandemic, nurses across Canada have faced long working hours with little time for breaks and vacation.Read More