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Irma Kniivila

Irma Kniivila is an illustrator and artist who has recently completed projects for Marvel and Boom! Studio's Joyride.
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Ask an Expert / Environment / July/August 2022

Ask a Weather Expert: Is the Humidex Just Hot Air?

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 - by Irma Kniivila

The formula was developed in 1965, but some experts say the sweaty signifier is flawed

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Comic panel of a couple sitting on a couch pleasantly watching the fireplace roar. In the second slide they sip wine, oblivious to the fire raging outside their window.
Ask an Expert / Environment / June 2022

Ask an Environmental Expert: What’s the Carbon Footprint of the Internet?

May 16, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Irma Kniivila

Our digital habits are worse for the environment than flying. That toll is expected to grow

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Cartoon of a piggy bank holding up a knife to a man in his bedroom.
Ask an Expert / Current Affairs / May 2022

Ask an Inflation Expert: What Do Rising Prices Mean for Canadians?

April 4, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Irma Kniivila

The prices of everyday goods and services keep going up, but there’s a glimmer of hope

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Cartoon panel of a bear waking up to an alarm clock and ending hibernation, but confused that it looks like autumn and not spring outside.
Ask an Expert / Environment / March/April 2022

Ask an Ecology Expert: How Is the Climate Crisis Changing Our Seasons?

March 21, 2022April 22, 2022 - by Irma Kniivila

Early springs and long, hot summers are disrupting migration and mating patterns

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An illustration of a line of refugees marching west against the backdrop of the Ukrainian flag.
Ask an Expert / Current Affairs

Ask a Refugee Expert: How Will War in Ukraine Impact Immigration?

March 14, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Irma Kniivila

Russia’s invasion is likely to spark the largest refugee movement in Europe since the end of the Second World War

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Ask an Expert / December 2021 / Science

Ask a DNA Expert: What Would It Take to Bring Back the Dinosaurs?

December 10, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Irma Kniivila

Scientists have cloned an endangered species. Some wonder if there could be a real-life Jurassic Park

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Cartoon panel where two children pack snow in the shape of the Stanley Cup, but by morning, the sculpture has melted.
Ask an Expert / November 2021

Ask a Hockey Expert: Will a Canadian Team Ever Win the Stanley Cup Again?

October 12, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Irma Kniivila

A sports management researcher explains what it would take to end the nearly three-decade dry spell

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Ask an Expert / September/October 2021

Ask a Real Estate Expert: Is the Housing Bubble Going to Burst?

August 11, 2021January 2, 2022 - by Irma Kniivila

Mortgage rates are low and housing prices keep rising, which may mean a coming crash

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An illustration of Canadian geese vacationing in Niagara Falls and Peggy's Cove.
Ask an Expert / July/August 2021

Ask a Tourism Expert: How Will People Travel in a Postpandemic World?

June 21, 2021November 24, 2021 - by Irma Kniivila

Vacations are back—and pricier than ever

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An illustration featuring two frames: the first is a bejewelled purple crown that seems to be moving and in the second, a beaver crawls out from beneath a crown.
Ask an Expert / June 2021

Ask a Constitutional Expert: What Would It Take to Leave the Monarchy?

May 11, 2021November 24, 2021 - by Irma Kniivila

The majority of Canadians consider the monarchy outdated, but leaving is easier said than done

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