September harvest!

“We estimate that 5,400 (3,400–7,400) acute deaths in North America and 64,300 (37,800–90,900) chronic deaths in North America and Europe were attributable to PM2.5 exposure to the 2023 Canadian wildfires.” www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hmmmm…. Not sure how I feel about this fortune….

Setting up for the last day of Dundas Cactus Fest! We’re here at the City of Hamilton Environmental Services booth with climate action, tree, biodiversity info! Stop by and say ‘hello’!

We’re now into an extended heat warning! We’ve had 21 days of extreme heat this year so far! Stay cool & hydrated & check in on family, friends & neighbours. Extreme heat can be deadly!

This is an important next step with our community-wide climate action efforts. Now more than ever, we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts we’re already experiencing (like the extended extreme heat alert we’re in right now). Climate action enhances QOL & local economy.

Lots of interacting issues on the front page of today’s Spec….

Grow it and they will come!!

Yet another heat warning for Hamilton and the weather forecasters are predicting it could stick around till Thurs next week. Please stay safe, cool and hydrated & check in on family, friends & neighbours!

The City’s Medical Officer of Health has issued a Heat Warning starting SAT JULY 5. Please stay safe, cool & hydrated & check in on others around you to make sure they’re ok too! Check out the City’s tips for keeping cool via link below

This is a climate adaptation challenge- addressing the reality of increasing temperatures. But we need to do this in a low carbon, climate resilient way!

**The smoke from wildfires has been pushed down low and is impacting air quality in Hamilton today (Fri June 6)! Be careful out there everyone! airqualityontario.com/aqhi/

Great Bike Day in Hamilton today! @cityofhamilton.bsky.social

It’s not too late!! Get a native tree or shrub and plant it in your yard! Do your part to grow the urban forest canopy, fight climate change, improve local air quality, create more habitat for wildlife, the list goes on and on!

Don’t forget those who insisted that actions needed to avoid the #ClimateCrisis were “too expensive.” 
Don’t forget all the record-breaking, historic or “100 year” events we’ve seen lately. 
They’re not the “new normal. 
It’s going to keep getting exponentially worse. 
Don’t forget Valencia, Spain.

Even the rain can’t keep Hamiltonians from the City’s Annual Tree Giveaway! People were out at Mohawk College first thing this morning to pick up their pre-ordered native tree or bush. It’s not too late - you can still request a tree here: www.hamilton.ca/home-neighbo...

GREEN JOB ALERT! Project Manager Position with the City of Hamilton’s Office Of Climate Change Initiatives!! We’re looking for a PM to help with Neighbourhood Climate Change Initiatives. cityofhamilton.bamboohr.com/careers/1094

‘Isn’t every day Earth Day? We can’t survive without the resources this planet provides.’ I really appreciate this sentiment from @KHayhoe - see more via link below! mailchi.mp/a15a8d6eaa2f...

Glad to see these links being drawn to the situation we’re in right now! elbowsupforclimate.ca

So happy to be on my bike again for the morning commute! And good active transportation infrastructure like Hamilton’s Keddy Trail make all the difference in the world!!

Want to know what you can do to take climate action, help clear the air, increase quality of life in our city? Plant a tree in your yard! Order one today from the City of Hamilton ANNUAL TREE GIVEAWAY!! 🌲 🌳 🌲 🌳

Column in today’s Spec from Dr Henry Giroux - McMaster University Chaired Professorship for Scholarship in the Public Interest

Looking forward to this event next week! More info here: www.hamilton.ca/things-do/fe...

‘Weather whiplash" is a colloquial phrase for describing an extreme event that includes shifts between two opposing weather conditions.’ This is climate change! See research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/5....

Wintery wonderland!

COLD WEATHER ALERT issued by the MOH- polar vortex moving into the area. Please check in on family, friends, neighbours and take care of your pets too! www.hamilton.ca/alert/cold-w...

If you missed last night's SoCal fire update by Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.bsky.social it's at www.youtube.com/live/38DJLMz...

'One lesson climate change teaches us again and again is that bad things can happen ahead of schedule. Model predictions for climate impacts have tended to be optimistically biased.' - Dr. Peter Kalmus www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...

Water levels & flows in all watercourses within the HCA watershed are expected to increase significantly, with the rain forecasted for Dec 29. Localized watercourse flooding of low-lying areas that typically flood during higher water levels is expected. t.co/oqbXbXToWr

Got my influenza shot and my COVID shot too to keep me and everyone around me safe! Sharing the link to the handy provincial website where you can get all the info you need to book an appointment at a City clinic or pharmacy near you! www.ontario.ca/book-vaccine/

Interesting read in the Globe & Mail - recognizes that seniors are more vulnerable to climate impacts but many of them (hello boomers!!) are in a position to make major contributions to the climate fight! www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Sharing both the challenges and the future benefits emerging out of lots of collective hard work! ‘At the local level, Tzekova said Hamilton is taking positive steps that will eventually pay dividends, pointing to the city’s evolving climate plan….’ www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...

TONIGHT- Wed Nov 20th - Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Tues Nov 19th - free webinar hosted by the Bay Area Climate Change Council: - CLIMATE JUSTICE MATTERS- with the City of Hamilton’s Office of Climate Change Initiatives team member Beatrice Ekoko & Jacqueline Wilson from Canadian Environmental Law Association Register here: buff.ly/4fy3TGt

Fri Nov 15 - special seminar at Central Presbyterian Church and free for anyone to attend. Beatrice Ekoko @cityofhamilton Office of Climate Change Initiatives, Adele Pierre Kandscape Architect, Liz Enriquez @Green_Venture Tickets at bit.ly/3NUkV6d or scan the code.

The ‘What On Earth’ podcast from @CBC is always worth a listen. This week’s episode is particularly helpful! Listen via link below! www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

#COP29 - the annual 'Conference of Parties' begins on Monday in Azerbaijan, bringing together the 197 countries that support the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. t.co/TwXmqzuNn1