鈥淭he concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record speed last year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years, the UN has warned.鈥� ()
Eyad Atallah, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 香蕉视频
He鈥檚 a research associate and course lecturer at 香蕉视频. He can talk about the impact of climate change on weather patterns and discuss what lies ahead.
Bombardier Inc. announced it has sold a majority stake in its CSeries passenger jet business to European aerospace giant Airbus for no cost. ()
Here are McGill researchers available and interested to comment on the municipal elections in Montreal:
Professor Shearmur is an urbanist who studies innovative municipalities, urban and regional development, and real estate.
richard.shearmur [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
鈥淐ontentious new U.S. demands are set to hit NAFTA negotiating tables on Wednesday, threatening to push modernization talks toward collapse as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again tries to remind U.S. President Donald Trump of the trade pact's merits.鈥� ()
Andrea Bjorklund, Professor, Faculty of Law, 香蕉视频
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 was divided, one half awarded to Rainer Weiss, the other half jointly to Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves". ()
鈥淧resident Trump on Sunday issued a new order indefinitely banning almost all travel to the United States from seven countries, including most of the nations covered by his original travel ban, citing threats to national security posed by letting their citizens into the country.鈥� ()
The German election is on Sunday, September 24. One of the 鈥渉ot鈥� issues in the election is the number of immigrants/refugees that Germany has taken in.
Thomas Soehl, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, 香蕉视频
He can talk about how German discomfort with immigrants/refugees may be related to the kind of nationalism that evolved after Germain聽loss of territory following the 1st聽World War.
The effects of climate change on food security and nutrition are one of the major challenges facing humanity in the coming decades. Reflection is needed in order to adapt the agri-food system to this new climate and social reality. McGill professors are participating fromSeptember 24-27聽in the聽International Symposium on Food Security and Nutrition in the Age of Climate Change聽in Quebec City. ()
Orange butterflies have been spotted by many in the South of Quebec this weekend. Contrary to popular beliefs, they are not monarchs, but Painted Ladies.
, Curator, Lyman Entomological Museum
She鈥檚 an insect expert. She can answer your questions about butterflies.
stephanie.boucher [at] mcgill.ca, 514-398-7914聽(English, French)
鈥淲anted: A place with a million people, a diverse population, good schools and malleable lawmakers. Room to accommodate up to 50,000 workers. Canadian provinces also welcome to apply.鈥� ()
鈥淎s a Category 5 with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour, Irma now ranks among the most powerful hurricanes (as measured by wind speed) ever recorded. Irma has sustained these 185 mph winds for more than 24 hours, a record length of time. And it鈥檚 one of the most powerful cyclones to ever make landfall.鈥� ()
鈥淎s 15 states and Washington DC filed suit against Donald Trump over the rescinding of protection for young people brought to the US illegally as children, House speaker Paul Ryan said such 鈥楧reamers鈥� should 鈥榬est easy鈥� as Congress tackled immigration reform.鈥� ()
鈥淭he United Nations secretary-general, Ant贸nio Guterres, has appealed to Myanmar to end the violence that has led more than 120,000 Rohingya people to flee in the last two weeks, which he warned was 鈥榗reating a situation that can destabilise the region鈥�.鈥� ()
Erik Kuhonta, Political Science, 香蕉视频
鈥淎irbnb and the Government of Quebec have finalized the first-ever tax agreement in Canada that will allow Airbnb to collect and remit the tax on accommodation on behalf of hosts using its residential sharing platform.
"The storm, which hit Tuesday afternoon and brought winds of up to 120 km/h, snapped tree branches, uprooted trees and downed hydro poles from the West Island over to the Saint-Henri neighbourhood, but authorities say there have been no reported injuries." (CBC)
David Wees' research interests include horticulture, greenhouses, sweet potatoes, and urban agriculture. He will answer questions from the media on tree damage due to storms.
