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Glenn Hervieux

California's new normal: In the fourth year of drought, dusty cars and no iced water ar... - 23 views

news.nationalpost.com/...o-iced-water-are-a-way-of-life

CCSS curriculum information_literacy

shared by Glenn Hervieux on 21 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • Glenn Hervieux on 21 Mar 15
     
    Great informational text for students - discussion and literacy across the curriculum.
Nigel Coutts

Curiosity, critical thinking and agency as responses to the Australian Bushfire Crisis ... - 5 views

thelearnersway.net/...the-australian-bushfire-crisis

education student agency learning climate change global warming curiosity critical thinking

shared by Nigel Coutts on 12 Jan 20 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 12 Jan 20
     
    The bushfire crisis that is currently impacting Australia is beyond devastating. The scale of these fires defies the imagination. For so long now we have lived with skies laden with smoke as a constant and inescapable reminder that this is not an ordinary summer. This is weather and drought at its most extreme. Our only salvation will be rain but this is not the season for that and the long term forecasts are not promising. Our young people, in particular, will be affected and will need special care in the weeks and months to come. What might this mean for schools and for student agency?
atbrisk

Winter of discontent: Snow-lovers mourn Northland's dry weather | Duluth News Tribune |... - 9 views

www.duluthnewstribune.com/...217957

shared by atbrisk on 22 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • A brownish Christmas?You can hear the frustration in Cedar Gordon’s voice. The Two Harbors 9-year-old, according to her mother, Katya, “is furious about global warming.”
  • r, 7, ran through her list of things to revel in about snow: skiing, sledding, snow angels, snowmen. “I feel really mad at it.”The only bright light of normal winter activity in Two Harbors is the new ice skating rink in front of the band shell in the city park.Those are the harsh realities and small graces for the last week of 2011 as a drought continues in the Northland. The National Weather Service predicts more of the same, at least through the weekend, meaning no more snow.
Glen Muir

BBC News - How Chinese babies and Mid-East pizza tip US markets - 17 views

www.bbc.com/...world-us-canada-29133022

supply and demand

shared by Glen Muir on 15 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • his year in the US, milk futures leapt 26% and butter prices 62%
  • As a result, there was usually an oversupply of milk products on the market, Levitt says.
  • US and European governments stored excess dairy products
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  • nd dairy regulation decreased, driving a new incentive and ability to trade with other nations.
  • s a result, the dairy market tends now toward undersupply.
  • But from December 2013 to February 2014, Chinese demand grew to 20-25% of all global dairy imports, with much of the supply coming from the US and New Zealand.
  • New Zealand is the world's largest dairy exporter, accounting for nearly one-third of the global dairy trade.
  • Many of the nation's cows graze in fields, and a big drought in 2013 caused national milk production to plummet nearly 30%.
  • The US started exporting more dairy, capturing more international market share but pushing up domestic prices.
  • It's not all bad news for New Zealand, though. Traditionally, when the price of dairy goes up, farmers expand operations and produce more milk, thus lowering prices down the line.
  • The increase in supply could eventually lead to cheaper prices in the US, but not for several months.
  • US franchises including KFC, Ihop, Subway, The Cheesecake Factory, Jamba Juice and Papa John's Pizza have all staked claims in the Middle East, with more chains looking to follow.
  • A young, newly urbanised population in the Middle East is demanding more dairy imports.
  • That removed an estimated $6.6bn (£4bn) in annual dairy trade from the global market. In 2013, the EU alone exported $3bn of dairy to Russia, of which cheese accounted for more than one-third.
  • In response, the European Commission has announced it will provide financial support to the dairy industry, subsidising private storage of cheese, skimmed milk powder and butter until they can be sold at a later date.
  • But it will take a little while to see those changes reflected in American supermarkets.
  • Glen Muir on 15 Sep 14
     
    5 factors that affect global market price
Gabrielle Plastrik

Charity Navigator - Famine and Drought Crisis in East Africa - 15 views

www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm

charity

shared by Gabrielle Plastrik on 25 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Gabrielle Plastrik on 25 Aug 11
     
    A site that helps decide which charities to donate to--Could be good for civics or history class.
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