Canadians are in for an autumn with higher-than-average extreme weather events like wildfires and more serious named storms, government of Canada scientists said in a briefing Monday. Scientists told reporters that the wildfire season could last well into September, which is unusual since a normal wildfire season in Canada is expected to wrap up by…
For over 20 hours, firefighters in Greece have been working to bring “extremely dangerous” wildfires under control, the country’s climate minister said on Monday. “Since yesterday afternoon, the residents of northeastern Attica have been tested by an extremely dangerous fire with which we have been fighting for over 20 hours under dramatic conditions,” Minister of…
Extreme weather events like fires, floods, heat waves and droughts pose an increasing risk to Canada’s food supply chain, putting pressure on prices all the way to the grocery store shelf, say experts. “Anytime you have major weather-related events, it tends to increase costs,” said Frank Scali, vice-president of industry affairs at Food, Health &…
For communities where roads and homes are damaged in climate disasters, losing out on bids for federal help to protect against coming storms are one more blow from which to recover. Standing beside a wharf that is slowly being dismantled by Bay of Fundy tides, Dave Davies said Thursday it was hard to hear in…
A group of divers off the coast of Lions Bay got more than they ever thought possible with the sighting of a rare shark on Thursday night. It is possible to catch sight of a bluntnose sixgill shark off the coast during a night dive in August and September. But it is still rare. However,…
For the second time in four years, invasive zebra mussels have been found in a popular aquarium accessory in Washington state. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said this week that a wholesale aquarium company in Seattle notified it that a new shipment of moss balls it received might be contaminated. Marimo moss…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 9, 2024 12:36 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The owner of a commercial halibut vessel in British Columbia received more than $33,000 in fines for fishing in a marine protected area containing glass sponge reefs unique to the waters of the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Water that was released from the Chilcotin River landslide in B.C.’s Central Interior is now reaching the Fraser River. Video shared with Global News showed one structure that was along the banks of the Chilcotin was washed into the flowing water. Thankfully, that structure was unoccupied and…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of New Westminster, B.C., is warning residents and visitors that the boardwalk has been closed until further notice due to the Chilcotin River landslide debris. In a statement on its website, the city said that due to the fast-moving water and expected debris in the…
B.C. officials estimate the water and debris from the dam on the Chilcotin River landslide will reach Lytton on Tuesday afternoon, Boston Bar at about 7 p.m. and Hope around midnight. “As mentioned yesterday, the risk of a worst-case scenario has drastically decreased but we are not in the clear yet,” B.C.’s Minister of Emergency…
