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Unlocking the power of satellites for Canada’s crops

Keeping track of growing conditions affecting Canada’s agricultural crops is essential for planning purposes. Scientists rely on satellites to tackle this crucial task with precision. The advanced computer programs that make all this happen are created with intricate coding, the latest technology and plain hard work.

November 2023

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Maps

Bringing southern Ontario’s geology to virtual life

Innovative 3D models and virtual reality (VR) tools are helping define how future geoscientists and geological engineers will visualize — and interact with — the geology and groundwater resources of one of the country’s most populous regions.

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Geosciences

Evolution of a landscape: Mapping the surface we live on (Byte-Sized Science)

Geologists from Natural Resources Canada head to northern Labrador to map the surficial geology impacted by the last ice age. Join Roger Paulen, Pierre-Marc Godbout and Jessey Rice as they use their detective skills to map the former paths of these once great ice sheets.

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Geosciences

Managing our Carbon Emissions

We, as human beings, find ourselves in a challenging situation when it comes to carbon emissions. Almost everything we do in our modern lives produces carbon emissions, which impact the very environment we live in. Is it possible to maintain our quality of life AND reduce our carbon emissions? Our scientists are working hard to address that issue. Listen to find out how.

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Climate change Energy

The science of seeing into the future: Canada’s groundwater

With scientists predicting major water shortages in less than 10 years, we need to make smart choices today about how to use and protect our water resources.

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Climate change Geosciences

Canada’s record-breaking wildfires in 2023: A fiery wake-up call

In 2023, Canada is facing a formidable challenge: record-breaking wildfires. These fires are fueled by record high temperatures and widespread drought conditions across the country. To what extent can climate change be linked to these events? Scientists from around the world did a rapid turn-around study to find answers.

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Climate change Forestry and insects Natural hazards

A fresh approach to understanding the ‘Big River’ in Canada’s North

In Canada’s Arctic, where communities are experiencing the effects of a changing climate, there’s a rising sense of urgency. So — as fluctuating water levels start to impact daily life in the Mackenzie Delta region — a unique partnership was created to investigate further.

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Climate change Indigenous

Sowing the seeds of Indigenous knowledge

The Indigenous Seed Collection Program, part of the Canadian Forest Service, is helping plant the forests of the future by sowing traditional knowledge, one seed at a time. Find out how a program that started with Mi’kmaq communities in Atlantic Canada has quickly developed into a popular and diverse Indigenous-led network of knowledge sharing.

June 2023

By Gillian Aylward

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Indigenous

A new tool to assess earthquake risks in Canada

What, exactly, would happen if an earthquake occurred in your area? A team at Natural Resources Canada have some answers. They’ve crunched the data for a new, online planning tool — RiskProfiler — that provides a risk analysis of the damages, injuries and financial costs that might result from an earthquake. The consequences could be quite staggering.

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Natural hazards

The gold standard of mineral exploration

We all know metals like gold, copper and nickel are essential to our way of life. Metals are used in just about everything. So how do we make sure that we have a continuous supply of these metals? How do you find new ore deposits to make sure we meet future demand? Our scientists are working hard to specifically address that issue. Listen to find out how.

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Mining

The invisible, evolving and high-stakes world of carbon reporting

Imagine trying to measure something that’s invisible when conditions are changing every day. Yet keeping track of greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly important in our rapidly changing world. Discover how Natural Resources Canada’s highly skilled carbon accounting team calculates these complex estimates for all of Canada’s forests.

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Climate change Forestry and insects

Testing building envelopes in a state-of-the-art facility (Byte-Sized Science)

CABER laboratories is part of a brand new facility specifically designed to test building envelopes — all the components of a building that separate the indoors from the outdoors. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Carleton University are working together to explore ways to build buildings that are better, healthier and more resilient to climate change. Join us as we tour the facility with NRCan’s Alex Ferguson and Carleton’s Cynthia Cruickshank and Christopher Baldwin, as well as Carleton students Tait Seguin and Calene Baylis.

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Climate change Energy efficiency

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Unlocking the power of satellites for Canada’s crops

Bringing southern Ontario’s geology to virtual life

Evolution of a landscape: Mapping the surface we live on (Byte-Sized Science)

Managing our Carbon Emissions

The science of seeing into the future: Canada’s groundwater

Canada’s record-breaking wildfires in 2023: A fiery wake-up call

A fresh approach to understanding the ‘Big River’ in Canada’s North

Sowing the seeds of Indigenous knowledge

A new tool to assess earthquake risks in Canada

The gold standard of mineral exploration

The invisible, evolving and high-stakes world of carbon reporting

Testing building envelopes in a state-of-the-art facility (Byte-Sized Science)

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