Posts Tagged ‘global warming’
27
May
Posted by Ed Horner in Adopt-A-Tree, Climate Change, State of the Park, Toronto Parks General, Tree Care. Tagged: AGW, Anthropogenic Global Warming, climate change, Dieppe Park, ed horner, global warming, man-made climate change, soil compaction, soil erosion, Toronto, toronto parks, toronto trees, trees, World Bank Group. Leave a comment

Withdraw (above) and Dieppe Park both sustained heavy damage to trees during and after the ice storm two years ago.
In the face of rapid, man-made climate change, Toronto’s parks are facing some major challenges. This is especially true around soil erosion, soil compaction, changing bio-diversity and most importantly, tree canopies.
As many of you know, I’m a student of AGW (Anthropogenic Global Warming) and I’ve just finished a little course sponsored by the World Bank Group. You might be interested in one of my video artifacts – dealing specifically with Toronto Parks. It speaks directly to the challenges and ways to overcome those challenges as we drift towards the year 2050. I hope you’re inspired – at least a little ~ Ed.
8
May
Posted by Ed Horner in Climate Change, State of the Park, Toronto Parks General, Tree Care, Your Health. Tagged: AGW, Alberta Tar Sands, Anthropogenic Global Warming, climate change, Dieppe Park, ed horner, effects of climate change, environmental science, global warming, Ryerson University. Leave a comment

Bud burst is dependent on changes in weather
As some of you know, I’m a student of environmental science with a very special interest in anthropogenic global warming (or AGW) and how urban parks can be made more resilient in the face of a changing climate.
Last week, as part of an assignment, I interviewed a Ryerson student about climate changes and asked her four questions. Below are her responses that I thought I’d share with you. The take-away is that this student sees very few changes in attitudes or behaviors of people or companies as they relates to climate change. Continue reading →
4
Nov
Posted by Ed Horner in Climate Change, Green Architecture, Opinion, Urban Development. Tagged: climate change, ed horner, electricity production, global warming, Green House Gases, LCE, Low Carbon Economy. Leave a comment
Can a Low Carbon Economy help reduce the chances of Global Warming?
An LCE has the potential to reduce planet-warming Green House Gases (GHGs0 and steer humankind away from dangerous, irreversible climate change.
An LCE is a system in which electricity is produced and energy is consumed using methods and fuels that emit a far lower quantity of GHGs than the carbon intensive systems we employ today. The LCE extends beyond mere electricity production to embrace home heating, production of goods and see vices, transportation, agriculture, fishing, mining and almost every industry or activity you can imagine.
To learn more about a Low Caron Economy, please follow the link below to a recent paper I wrote for a University of Melbourne climate change course.
Ed Horner
Low Carbon Economy 2
31
Aug
Posted by Ed Horner in Climate Change, Wilderness. Tagged: AGW, Anthropogenic Global Warming, climate change, ed horner, global warming, NPR, robert Krulwich. Leave a comment
It’s a lake, yes. But it’s also a bomb. Those pale blue blobs, stacked like floating pancakes down at the bottom of this photograph? They’re astonishingly beautiful, yes, but they can be dangerous. Continue reading →
14
Nov
Posted by Ed Horner in Climate Change, Opinion, Tree Care, Urban Development. Tagged: climate, climate change, ed horner, environment canada, Franze Hartmann, friends of dieppe park, global warming, Lawson Oates, Tess kalinowski, Toronto Enironmental Alliance, toronto environment office, Toronto parks and environment committeee, toronto star, toronto weather, toronto's future weather and climate driver study. Leave a comment

Click to read Environment Canada’s view on climate change
November 11, 2011 – Toronto Star — Tess Kalinowski
The summer of 2012 was a hot one, preceded by a barely-existent winter. But in 30 years, Torontonians will look back on this as a relatively chilly year, compared with the temperatures being forecast in a dire report from the Toronto Environment Office.
The study predicts triple the number of above-30C days from about 22 on average annually to 66. It forecasts five times as many heat waves in the average summer and it warns that the days when the humidex hits 40C or higher will increase from nine a year to 39 on average. Continue reading →