Canada’s longest river is at historically low levels, stranding communities that rely on it for essential goods and alarming First Nations along its banks who […]
Tag: Climate Change
Climate disaster survivors call for emissions cap as MPs grill energy CEOs
Canadians who have personally been impacted by climate change and extreme weather were in Ottawa Thursday, calling on the federal government to move quickly to […]
Scientists on quest for drought-resistant wheat, agriculture’s ‘Holy Grail’
Plant biologist Marcus Samuel has been working for more than a decade to improve the climate resilience of crops. At his research greenhouse at the […]
‘Rotten rock’: Climate change altering the face of Canadian mountaineering
The Abbot Pass hut stood for decades in a rugged saddle between two iconic peaks, overlooking the limpid turquoise of Banff National Park’s Lake Louise — […]
Climate change: Canada needs to do more to disaster-proof its hospitals, experts say
A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out […]
Climate change, not habitat loss, may be biggest threat to caribou herds: study
Climate change, not habitat loss, may be the biggest threat to the survival of threatened caribou herds, new research suggests. “We might need to do […]
2021 heat dome fuelled by climate change, intensified wildfire risk: study
The deadly heat dome that smothered the Pacific Northwest in record-high temperatures for weeks in 2021 was made much worse by climate change, a new […]
L.A., Belfast… Rainbow Lake? Why a remote Alberta town joined cities in Plant-Based Treaty
In a remote part of northern Alberta, a town of about 500 people has become an early adopter of a new initiative looking to reimagine […]
University of Alberta researchers predict Alberta water demand will increase
The University of Alberta water research centre is analyzing Canada’s waterscape using simulation models and artificial intelligence. The team looked at water use nationally, as […]
Wildfires 2024: Canada ‘preparing for the worst’ after record season last year
As Canada’s temperatures warm after an unusually dry winter, the federal government says it’s taking measures to ensure last year’s historic wildfire season doesn’t repeat […]