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·¬ÇÑÉçÇø faculty members are available to media to discuss Canada’s Changing Climate Report released April 2 by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Kelp forests are a rich ecosystem critical to many species such as herring and salmon, but researchers know that kelp is decreasing in some areas of the Pacific Northwest. Detailed maps of kelp beds developed by the British Navy in the 19th century are helping modern scientists chart habitat change in coastal BC.

Nautical maps from century ago help BC researchers chart kelp

A new tool for understanding kelp decline and its impact on BC coastal habitats drew upon British admiralty charts from 1858 to 1956. UVic geographer Maycira Costa and research colleagues have created the first historical digital map of BC’s coastal kelp forests to further investigate this loss of kelp.

Tanner crabs observed feasting at a bubbling methane seep on the deep seafloor in the northeast Pacific Ocean may be developing a way to adapt to climate change, says a marine ecologist from the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø whose work with Oregon-based researchers establishes for the first time that a commercially-harvested species is feeding on the energy source.

How flipping crabs revealed a hidden food supply

How much land will a carbon-free electricity system require?  Early in his research career, Kevin Palmer-Wilson discovered that renewable energy sources such as wind and solar could play a major role in a future carbon-free electricity system&#…

Canadians can access more accurate information and services to help them adapt to the environmental impacts that come with climate change, thanks to a new collaboration between the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC) at the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø and the Government of Canada's Canadian Centre for Climate Services (CCCS).

Chocolate is on the mind of many people this month for Valentine’s Day, but new research by UVic geographer Sophia Carodenuto has revealed troubling questions about the sustainability of this sweet treat.

A new paper by UVic geographer Sophia Carodenuto reveals troubling questions and provides specific recommendations for the future of cocoa farming in some of the world’s key cocoa-producing countries—Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon—amidst the pressures of climate change, soil erosion and excessive forest loss.

The Ocean-Climate Building officially opened Jan. 10 with an event acknowledging the funding support to renovate and reconfigure the Queenswood residential care facility. At the opening, the Government of Canada announced $12.6 million over four years for ONC, the anchor group in the building.

World-leading ocean and climate researchers at the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø have a new centre where they can continue producing the critical knowledge used by communities, governments and industry for sustainable ocean management and to mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Human influence played a major role in British Columbia's 2017 wildfire season, significantly increasing the risk of wildfires, says a study by research scientists from the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium at the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

The provincial government released its Climate Action Plan today. UVic faculty members and those who work in climate-related institutes are available to media to discuss the strategy, including the need to give climate change mitigation and adaption equal attention.

The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions welcomes proposals for its new $1M Theme Partnership Program, which will connect top researchers with policy and industry leaders to develop climate change solutions for British Columbia and beyond.

UVic geography professor Johan Feddema’s life-long academic interest in the interactions between human activity and the earth’s surface and climate didn’t start in a lab but in a graveyard. During a graduate course examining the degree of deterioration of different tombstones, Feddema embarked on his own study—scrutinizing the condition of marble grave markers in Philadelphia and surrounding cities.