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A highly contagious blood virus may be cause for concern off the coast of British Columbia, according to a new study. The paper -- published by a team of scientists at the Pacific Salmon Foundation and Fisheries and Oceans Canada -- states that the Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) virus causing disease in some farmed Atlantic salmon, may also cause a related disease in Chinook salmon in British Columbia. The virus is linked to inflammation in fish skeletal and heart muscles, making it difficult for the heart to pump blood into the bloodstream and impeding the salmon’s ability to swim. “The results of this study are significant because they show– for the first time – strong evidence that the same strain of PRV that causes heart and skeletal muscle inflammation disease (HSMI) in Atlantic salmon is likely to cause disease in at least one species of Pacific salmon,” said Dr. Brian Riddell, president and CEO of the Pacific Salmon Foundation. “These findings add to the existing concerns about the potential impacts of open net salmon farming on wild Pacific salmon off the coast of BC”.A highly contagious blood virus may be cause for concern off the coast of British Columbia, according to a new study. The paper -- published by a team of scientists at the Pacific Salmon Foundation and Fisheries and Oceans Canada -- states that the Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) virus causing disease in some farmed Atlantic salmon, may also cause a related disease in Chinook salmon in British Columbia. The virus is linked to inflammation in fish skeletal and heart muscles, making it difficult for the heart to pump blood into the bloodstream and impeding the salmon’s ability to swim. “The results of this study are significant because they show– for the first time – strong evidence that the same strain of PRV that causes heart and skeletal muscle inflammation disease (HSMI) in Atlantic salmon is likely to cause disease in at least one species of Pacific salmon,” said Dr. Brian Riddell, president and CEO of the Pacific Salmon Foundation. “These findings add to the existing concerns about the potential impacts of open net salmon farming on wild Pacific salmon off the coast of BC”.

With a national debate underway over whether the federal government should guarantee free community college for all Americans, a new…

A delegation of Northeastern University (NU) students is attending the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) event in Poland, led by Global Resilience Institute (GRI) Associate Director of Strategic Research Collaborations Laura Kuhl and GRI Program Manager for Research Partnerships Kyla Van Maanen. 

The melting of the cryosphere poses a serious threat to world resilience. Resulting in the introduction of extreme weather patterns and rising sea levels, melting glacial ice poses a number of risks for not only coastal cities, but also the wellbeing of the entire human population. While the best solution to reverse the issue may be a complete shift to emitting low or no carbon levels, working to repair and restore weak ice may help to prevent some melting. This strengthens the cryosphere and the entire globe’s resilience to climate change.

Recent weeks have brought no shortage of natural disasters, wreaking havoc on communities around the world. Though destruction has taken the form of everything from wildfires to flooding, the common theme surrounding these events is the resilience of the communities affected. Amidst the devastation, headlines have still been able to tell stories of neighbors helping neighbors and people traveling hundreds of miles to lend a helping hand.

A nor'easter that could deliver up to 2 feet of snow to some areas socked New England on Tuesday, bringing blizzard conditions to coastal Massachusetts and Rhode Island, blanketing highways with fluffy snow and knocking out power to tens of thousands of utility customers. Meteorologists confirmed blizzards in Newport, Rhode Island, Boston and other parts of Massachusetts. Blizzard warnings were issued for Maine and New Hampshire. The rest of New England was under winter storm warnings, while winter weather advisories were issued for most of New York and parts of New Jersey, West Virginia and North Carolina. Although the latest storm is not expected to bring as many power outages as a nor'easter last week because the snow is lighter, more than 150,000 customers in Massachusetts were without power Tuesday morning.

"Economic losses were put at $6.3 billion or more. Homeland Security says it would cost $16 billion or more to meet the mandate, but that projection assumes that the department would pay to acquire, maintain and operate scanning equipment and related operations, without any offsetting fees from companies in the global supply chain. In contrast, Stephen E. Flynn, an expert in terrorism and port security at Northeastern University, has said a scanning system could be implemented in every major container port in the world at a cost of $1.5 billion, and that the costs could largely be absorbed by companies doing business at the ports.”

On Wednesday, January 22nd, GRI’s Founding Director, Stephen Flynn spoke at the Myra Kraft Open Classroom - Climate Change: A Course For Everyone to help promote climate change education, resilience, and action for all.

Read the full article and listen to Stephen Flynn's interview with Bruce Gellerman of WBUR. Excerpt: Data has replaced oil…

The world has been upended by a novel coronavirus, and all we want to do is to return to normal. But how can that happen, and when? Today on What’s New, an expert on the resilience of societies talks about the long road back after enormous tragedies.

The coronavirus pandemic is a Pearl Harbor moment for our nation — requiring a full-throttle response from the federal and local governments. It also calls for personal sacrifice and for communities to come together. That's according to Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute and professor at Northeastern University. He's also a professor of political science.

Dr. Stephen Flynn was interviewed by the NY Times today on Russia and Ukraine reaching their first publicly signed agreement to get grain out of blocked ports. But, how complex do...