Zero Carbon — Zombie fires and smouldering desire
There are more than 50 fires in Alberta, most of them zombie fires that refused to extinguish after the infernos of 2023.
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New research puts this winter’s wild weather in frightening context
when the numbers keep breaking the wrong records — 2023 was the hottest year on record — sometimes we just have to tally it up.
Government should prep for fires given low snowpack
With four spectacularly destructive wildfire seasons in the last seven years, B.C. has become a global wildfire hot spot.
B.C.’s lack of snow foretells summer drought woes
Watershed experts worried that critically low snowpacks signal more severe droughts this summer want the province to act early to deal with water shortages before they reach crisis levels.
How climate change is fuelling wildfires like Chile’s
Scientists say climate change makes the heat waves and drought now hitting South America more likely — and both contribute to wildfires by drying out the plants that feed the blazes.
Spying on beavers from space
A group of scientists taught an algorithm to spot beaver ponds in satellite imagery, which has the potential to help drought-ridden areas like California bounce back.
More than 100 B.C. wildfires still not fully extinguished
Forrest Tower of the BC Wildfire Service said that while it's not uncommon for some fires to burn through the winter, that number usually hovers around a couple dozen, not the 106 that were listed as active on New Year's Day.
The climate brain drain
Canada is lagging in decarbonizing and climate-proofing our health-care systems. That's why I'm leaving for a job at the National University of Singapore's School of Medicine.
Severe weather events likely to drive insurance premiums higher
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says severe weather caused more than $3.1 billion in insured damage in 2023, the fourth-worst year on record.
Canada’s climate debate is becoming a snoozefest
Canadians aren’t to blame for wildfires, so why is climate support being framed in terms of individual responsibility?
Climate-related weather disasters cost insurers $3.1 billion last year
The Insurance Bureau of Canada's annual tally is topped by wildfires in the Okanagan and Shuswap areas of B.C., which cost $720 million.
Alberta wildfires burned 10 times more area in 2023 than the five-year average
Alberta Wildfire says it saw an average number of wildfires last year, but the area burned across the province set a record.
Maui's economy needs tourists. Can we visit in good conscience?
Hawaii's governor and mayor invited tourists back to the west side of Maui months after the Aug. 8 fire killed at least 100 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings.
Canada's climate adaptation would save money if it was better funded, experts say
Canada's first-ever climate adaptation strategy was little more than six weeks old when fast-moving wildfires swept through communities in British Columbia's southern Interior, forcing thousands to flee and destroying hundreds of homes.
Making sense of Canada’s year of climate chaos
As climate change tightens its grip, 2023 wasn't just another chapter of worsening impacts — it was a chilling narrative of unpredictability and unprecedented extremes that left no corner of the country untouched.
