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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · 28d

September harvest!

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Sep 11

Lots of discouraging and frightening news today….

lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Sep 11

“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...

Long-range PM2.5 pollution and health impacts from the 2023 Canadian wildfires - Nature

A modelling study based on satellite observations, machine learning and a chemical transport model quantifies the global and regional exposure to particulate-matter pollution and the human h...

www.nature.com

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Aug 28

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

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Aug 17

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’!

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Aug 12

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!

City of Hamilton @cityofhamilton.bsky.social · Aug 11

The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has issued an EXTENDED HEAT WARNING for #HamOnt beginning today, August 11. Tips to stay cool: Hamilton.ca/heat

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Aug 11

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.

City of Hamilton @cityofhamilton.bsky.social · Aug 11

City Council has approved a recommendation to update
Hamilton’s community-wide Climate Action Strategy to speed up efforts to reduce carbon emissions and better protect the community from extreme weather.

Release >> www.hamilton.ca/city-council... #HamOnt

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Aug 11

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

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Jul 27

Grow it and they will come!!

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Jul 11

www.canada.ca/en.html

Home - Canada.ca

Get quick, easy access to all Government of Canada services and information.

www.canada.ca

lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Jul 11

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!

City of Hamilton @cityofhamilton.bsky.social · Jul 11

The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has initiated a HEAT WARNING for #HamOnt beginning today, July 11. Heat Warnings stay in effect until they are cancelled or escalated to an Extended Heat Warning. Tips to stay cool: Hamilton.ca/heat #HamOntHeat

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Jul 4

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

City of Hamilton @cityofhamilton.bsky.social · Jul 4

The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has initiated a HEAT WARNING for #HamOnt beginning tomorrow, July 5. Heat Warnings stay in effect until they are cancelled or escalated to an Extended Heat Warning. Tips to stay cool: Hamilton.ca/heat #HamOntHeat

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Jun 18

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!

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Jun 6

**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/

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Jun 5

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

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · May 31

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r58F...

100 Hours to Save America’s Forecasts, Weather and Climate Livestream Part 9

YouTube video by The Weather & Climate Livestream

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · May 10

Here’s my latest addition- a beautiful little sugar maple!

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · May 10

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!

City of Hamilton @cityofhamilton.bsky.social · May 7

Tree Giveaway is back! We’re giving away a variety of native tree or shrub species to plant in your backyard. Select your tree or shrub and register for your pick-up date and location at: hamilton.ca/treegiveaway.
One tree or shrub per property. Pre-registration required.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · May 3

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.

Valencia Street piled with cars strewn everywhere after historic flooding.

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · May 3

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...

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Apr 26

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

Job ID #31010: Project Manager, Neighbourhood Climate Change Initiatives

Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada’s largest cities - home to a diverse and strong economy, an active and inclusive community, a robust cultural and dining scene, hundreds of kilometers...

cityofhamilton.bamboohr.com

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Apr 22

‘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...

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Apr 19

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

Elbows Up For Climate

Elected local leaders from across Canada are uniting to say Elbows Up for Climate. This is the moment to protect our country from the dual threats of tariffs and climate change.

elbowsupforclimate.ca

lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Apr 16

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!!

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lyndalukasik.bsky.social @lyndalukasik.bsky.social · Apr 8

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!! 🌲 🌳 🌲 🌳

City of Hamilton @cityofhamilton.bsky.social · Apr 8

Tree Giveaway is back! We’re giving away a variety of native tree or shrub species to plant in your backyard. Select your tree or shrub and register for your pick-up date and location at: hamilton.ca/treegiveaway.
One tree or shrub per property. Pre-registration required.

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