{"id":23718,"date":"2026-04-20T09:23:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/news\/?p=23718"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:23:47","slug":"mother-earth-is-under-siege-york-university-experts-weigh-in-this-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/news\/2026\/04\/20\/mother-earth-is-under-siege-york-university-experts-weigh-in-this-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother Earth is under siege, 快播视频 experts weigh in this Earth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From increasing disasters, wildfires, record-breaking rainfall, warming lakes, invasive species and a struggling circular economy, York researchers are taking the measure of our planet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TORONTO, April 20, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 As the climate changes and the risk of wildfires, earth quakes, floods and landslides increase, this Earth Day 2026 (April 22) is about taking back power \u2013 Our Power, Our Planet<\/a>. 快播视频 experts research how environmental and climate stressors are affecting our planet\u2019s ecosystems and how that affects humans and wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following experts are available:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Sapna Sharma<\/a><\/u><\/strong>, a York Research Chair in Global Change Biology, is a professor in the Faculty of Science. Her research focuses on the impacts of human-caused environmental stressors, including the effects of climate change and invasive species on freshwater lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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