Louisiana’s bayous are now threatened by wildfires
In just one month, seven times more acres burned than in an average year.
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This hellish summer is taking a toll on your favourite foods
A perfect storm of extreme weather and war has hit Northern Hemisphere crops like wheat, peaches and olives. Welcome to the increasingly precarious future of food.
Extreme fire behaviour is likely as B.C.'s heat wave and dry winds persist
The British Columbia Wildfire Service says hot and dry weather is contributing to "extreme fire behaviour" in the southern Interior as a ridge of high pressure settled over the province this week, sending temperatures soaring and further drying fuel in the forests.
High winds and heat wave strike fear that B.C. fires will worsen
While scorching temperatures were expected to reach their climax on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, in a prolonged heat wave in southern British Columbia, the BC Wildfire Service says the greatest wildfire risk won't come until later this week.
Rules needed to keep rental housing cool, advocates say as B.C. heat wave hits
Advocates for renters in British Columbia say it's time to consider setting a maximum temperature for rental housing to protect vulnerable tenants from dangerous heat.
Miami is used to the heat. Just not like this
Miami-Dade County’s chief heat officer — the first in the world — strives to raise awareness about the dangers of heat, which is the leading weather-related killer in the U.S.
Blistering heat in store for B.C.'s Interior this weekend
Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia's Okanagan, Thompson, and Boundary regions will push temperatures into the mid 30s into the weekend.
Heat warnings across many parts of Canada
Several parts of Canada continue to swelter under intense heat, prompting weather alerts.
For 11 days this month, global temperatures spiked into the no-go zone
The mercury has since dipped again, but experts say the short surge marked a new global heat record for June and indicates more extremes ahead as the planet enters an El Niño phase that could last years.
From cradle to compost — there’s a path to make death greener
Startups rush to gain foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting.
‘I am an optimistic person’: The scientist who studies catastrophes
Friederike Otto, a member of the world’s only rapid reaction force of climate scientists, on looking into the apocalypse of extreme weather.
Dr. Kevin Liang calls climate change the biggest threat to everyone’s health
Dr. Kevin Liang is a family physician practising in Vancouver. This 28-year-old is passionate about planetary health and tackling health-care's carbon footprint.
Canada's climate adaptation strategy sets targets to fight heat, floods, fires
Canada is set to have a new national climate adaptation strategy, outlining the government's intention to eliminate deaths from heat and forest fires, protect homes and businesses at the highest risk of flooding and help get people forced to flee extreme weather back home faster.
California's nightmare: drought, record heat, fires and now maybe floods
Californians sweated it out amid a record-breaking heat wave entering its 10th day on Friday, September 9, 2022, that has helped fuel deadly wildfires and pushed energy supplies to the brink of daily power outages.
If province won’t protect renters from extreme heat, municipalities must, advocates say at campaign launch
The Hamilton chapter of ACORN Canada, a group representing low- and moderate-income people, held a rally Wednesday to draw attention to people living in sweltering rental housing.