TORONTO Although the global havoc wreaked by the coronavirus appeared to take precedence over all else in 2020, the issue of climate change didn’t just disappear, even if it did take a backseat. Despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions due to the pandemic, the Earth is still on course to warm up by more than 3 C by the end of the century, according to the United Nations Environment Programme’s recent annual assessment of emissions levels. While that may not seem like a lot, consider that the planet has already experienced more frequent draughts, wildfires, and extreme storms since warming a little more than 1 C since pre-industrial times.
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Dec 22, 2020 11:25 AM
A humpback whale found entangled in the Bay of Fundy was freed by the Campobello Whale Rescue Team on Dec. 21, 2020. (Image: Canadian Whale Institute/Facebook)
A humpback whale has been saved by the Campobello Whale Rescue Team (CWRT) after being found badly entangled in the Bay of Fundy.
The Canadian Whale Institute says the whale was first reported by a fisherman Sunday afternoon, but it was too late in the day for their team to respond.
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada aerial surveillance plane relocated the whale Monday morning and the team set out, according to