Simon Donner
Climate scientist, writer, speaker, dragger of sand into the house. Works at UBC, serves on Canada's Net-Zero Advisory Body.
After 2nd major flooding event in 11 years, Toronto must adapt better to changing climate | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca After 11 years almost to the day, Toronto has experienced its second major flooding event, knocking out power, flooding city streets and transit stations. It's a reminder that cities need to better adapt to a changing climate.
Mayor addresses city as powerful storm brings flooding, major power outages to Toronto | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca A severe storm has left many of Toronto's streets flooded, including the Don Valley Parkway, and hundreds of thousands of people without power.
Simon Donner on Instagram: "We can't see greenhouse gases, but we can see the effects of climate change. A short story on causes of coastal erosion in Kiribati, a low-lying island country in the centr...www.instagram.com 0 likes, 0 comments - simondonner on July 10, 2024: "We can't see greenhouse gases, but we can see the effects of climate change. A short story on causes of coastal erosion in Kiribati, a low-lying is...
More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.apnews.com Roughly 130 million people are under threat from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures and is expected to shatter more inot next week from the Pac...
Simon Donner on Instagram: "Who is most vulnerable to climate change? The answer might be surprising. This was recorded while doing a field project with my colleagues in the Republic of Kiribati, a lo...www.instagram.com 9 likes, 0 comments - simondonner on July 5, 2024: "Who is most vulnerable to climate change? The answer might be surprising. This was recorded while doing a field project with my colleagues in the Re...
Pacific Voicesopen.spotify.com Listen to Pacific Voices on Spotify. We’ve all heard about low-lying islands in the Pacific threatened by rising seas. What is it like to really live there? How are people responding to climate chan...
June 27, 2024open.substack.com Tonight was the first debate between President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and by far the most striking thing about the debate was the overwhelming focus am...