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Climate activist Greta Thunberg lands in New York harbour after Atlantic voyage

By Toronto News on August 28, 2019 Technology

A 16-year-old Swedish climate activist has landed in New York after crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a zero-emissions sailboat to attend a conference on global warming. On Wednesday before dawn, Greta Thunberg tweeted, “Land!! The lights of Long Island and New York City ahead.” She and a sailing crew encountered rough seas on their two-week […]

Non-native genes create more trouble for endangered Atlantic salmon

By Toronto News on September 5, 2018 Technology

A program to prevent the extinction of Atlantic salmon in the inner Bay of Fundy has helped maintain numbers in a few rivers but after 15 years, efforts to rebuild the stock have failed and non-native genes have mixed into the population, according to a federal report. The review by Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the near-total loss of salmon […]