Margaret MacMillan

Are artists the canaries in the mine, warning of the coming explosion before anyone else? It's hard to look at the world before 1914 and not wonder if they somehow felt a catastrophe was bearing down on them and their societies.

Canadian Historian

Donna Brazile

In modern politics, polls often serve as the canary in the mine - an early warning signal of danger or trends. But polls can also be used to wag the dog - diverting attention from something significant.

American Politician

Johnny Colt

In a lot of ways, Nauru is something like a canary in a coal mine: It's a tiny place with more than its share of troubles, most of them the kind that might have been prevented.

American Musician

Jaron Lanier

Musicians and journalists are the canaries in the coalmine, but, eventually, as computers get more and more powerful, it will kill off all middle-class professions.

American Artist

Cesar Chavez

Farm workers are society's canaries. Farm workers - and their children - demonstrate the effects of pesticide poisoning before anyone else.

American Activist

Susan Collins

Like the canary in the coal mine, the climate changes already evident in the Arctic are a call to action.

Henry Paulson

Predators, they're the best coal miners' canary. When they're gone, you've got a sick ecosystem.

American Public Servant

David Suzuki

Birds are, especially canaries, are super sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and sour gas.

Canadian Scientist

Alvah Bessie

That's what the cat said to the canary when he swallowed him - 'You'll be all right.

Daisy May Cooper

I like to think I'm the canary down the mine for people.

English Actress

Canaries are affectionate pets known for their singing.

Pet Affection

Canaries are usually yellow; other colors might confuse listeners.

Color Association

Canaries represent joy and freedom in various cultures.

Animal Symbolism

Used casually to describe someone giving information to authorities.

Informal Use

Calling someone a canary may imply betrayal or disloyalty.

Negative Connotation

Often used regarding police investigations or criminal activity.

Criminal Context

Canary yellow is specific and brighter than standard yellow.

Color Precision

In fashion, canary yellow adds a pop of color to an outfit.

Fashion and Design

Canary as a wine relates specifically to the Canary Islands.

Specific Origin

Canary wine is best enjoyed with food and friends.

Culinary Enjoyment

Canary releases target tech-savvy users for feedback.

Early Adopters

Canary versions may have bugs; users should be cautious.

Risk Awareness

 Ice is the canary in the global coal mine. It's the place where we can see and touch and hear and feel climate change in action. Climate change is a really abstract thing in most of the world. Whether or not you believe in it is based on your sense of is it raining more or is it raining less?

James Balog: Time-lapse...

 meaning ice is the canary in the global coal mine it's the place where we can see and touch and hear and feel climate change in action climate change is a really abstract thing in most of the world it's whether or not you believe in it it's based on your sense of you know is it raining

Time-lapse proof of...

 I think for people like me in the world of the making of things, the canary in the mine wasn't singing. And so the question that we might not have birds became kind of fundamental to those of us wandering around looking for the meadowlarks that seemed to have all disappeared.

Cradle to cradle design...

 So when giant clams start to disappear from coral reefs, their absence can serve as an alarm bell for scientists to start paying attention, similar to the canary in a coal mine. But giant clams are endangered. The largest clam in the world is facing the threat of extinction,

The fascinating secret...

 and I started tweeting like a canary in a birdcage and assuming that, you know, people who peered into my world would admire it for the miracle I believed it to be. But something else awaited me and humanity. You know, we had expected an expansion of ideas and dreams

Thoughts on humanity,...

 the monarch to me is sort of like the canary in the cornfield I think this monarch is kind of a warning signal the most common butterfly probably in the world over a period of twenty years it's associated with this rapidly

How to Create Your Own...

 it motivated me to take action. We depend on pollinators for over a third of the fruits and vegetables we eat. And many scientists believe it's the most serious issue facing mankind. It's like the canary in the coalmine.

The hidden beauty of...

 it came from forms like this, which documented all the people we failed to help. Countless lives have been saved by canaries in coalmines -- a simple and invaluable way for miners to know whether they're safe.

Sonaar Luthra: Meet the...

 slammed shut at the bottom of a dark, but her mouth pulled up like a baby-blue Cadillac packed with canaries driven by a toucan—I swear those lips said bright wings when we kissed, wild

"First Kiss" by Tim...

 canary in the coalmine this is warning us of danger to come when carbon dioxide hits the ocean a chemical reaction occurs where the water becomes more acidic when the water