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2 earthquakes detected west of Port Hardy on Vancouver IslandEnvironmental | 19730 hits | 6:12 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Residents of northern Vancouver Island may have been jolted awake Tuesday morning after two earthquakes were detected in the early morning hours. Ahead of ban, Canadians already using less plastic: studyEnvironmental | 19738 hits | 11:58 AM on Tuesday | posted by Strutz
Canadians appear to be slowly cutting back on their use of plastic straws and grocery bags ahead of a national ban on such items that will take effect next month, new statistics show. Bird flu: 50 million birds die in record US outbreakEnvironmental | 19743 hits | 10:22 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
While the risk for humans is low, authorities warn that safety measures should be taken near birds. Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano erupts for 1st time in nearly 40 yearsEnvironmental | 19766 hits | 7:08 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano erupts for 1st time in nearly 40 yearsEnvironmental | 19787 hits | 12:26 PM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, has started to erupt, prompting volcanic ash and debris to fall nearby, authorities said Monday. Canada to unveil new climate adaptation strategy today with a $1 billion commitment: sourcesEnvironmental | 19844 hits | 5:17 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Canada's first climate adaptation strategy, to be unveiled today, will commit the federal government to new construction guidelines and standards in areas prone to flooding and wildfires. Climate damage fund for poor nations approved at COP27 — but no deal on emissions reductionEnvironmental | 19810 hits | 12:24 PM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Countries adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the COP27 climate summit early on Sunday that sets up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters — but does not boost efforts to tackle the emissions causing them.Buffalo, NY buried in potentially-historic snowstorm
Environmental | 19777 hits | 6:44 PM on Friday | posted by Scape
State of emergency declared on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast because of drought | CBC NewsEnvironmental | 41377 hits | 1:51 AM on Tuesday | posted by Scape
A state of local emergency declared on the Sunshine Coast because of drought includes an order for breweries, water bottlers and non-medical cannabis growers to shut down water use starting at 11:59 p.m. PT on Tuesday. Almost 70% of animal populations wiped out since 1970, report reveals | Wildlife | The GuardianEnvironmental | 41277 hits | 5:51 PM on Wednesday | posted by Scape
Parks Canada to let Chetamon Mountain wildfire burn to promote ecological growthEnvironmental | 41262 hits | 9:33 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The Chetamon Mountain wildfire in Jasper National Park will continue to burn in a controlled manner to help revitalize ecological growth, Parks Canada says. Scientists predict the hole in the ozone layer will close in the next 50 years | EuronewsEnvironmental | 46923 hits | 7:46 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
This is the year scientists predict the hole in the ozone layer will close. U.S. fruit sellers look to Canada for berry production amid drought, rising costsEnvironmental | 46898 hits | 6:23 PM on Sunday | posted by Strutz
Driscoll's and Naturipe Farms are testing commercial production of berries in Ontario and Quebec. While there may be unexpected benefits for some growing regions, the shift reinforces the vast challenges ahead as the world adapts to climate chan Rare ‘triple dip’ La Niña declaredEnvironmental | 46925 hits | 9:26 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
La Niña has formed for the third consecutive year in the Pacific. Simon King explains what this might mean for global weather patterns. Scientists investigating deaths of giant sturgeon in B.C.’s Nechako RiverEnvironmental | 46924 hits | 6:44 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Government scientists are asking for the public’s help to solve that mystery after 11 of the iconic and endangered fish were recently found dead in the Nechako in central B.C. Bounty of bananas bloom near Yukon-B.C. borderEnvironmental | 46931 hits | 9:34 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
A farmer in B.C.'s far north has successfully grown nearly 200 bananas in his greenhouse. Vancouver Island oyster processor reusing old shellsEnvironmental | 46934 hits | 9:34 AM on Saturday | posted by Strutz
An oyster processor in Baynes Sound is filling a void created during the pandemic and generating new revenue from shells it used to send to the landfill. Mystery of dead sturgeon in central B.C. has scientists asking for helpEnvironmental | 46963 hits | 9:26 AM on Friday | posted by Strutz
Eleven endangered white sturgeon were found in the span of a single week on the Nechako River in central B.C., but scientists have yet to figure out what killed the fish. Power being restored to Jasper, Alta., as weather offers respite in wildfire battleEnvironmental | 46961 hits | 5:53 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Officials continue work to restore power to many residents and businesses in Jasper, Alta., as a wildfire continues to burn just north of the town. She stripped a river full of this pesky invasive plant — by handEnvironmental | 46959 hits | 6:30 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
When summer started, invasive European water chestnut was all over the Welland River in Ontario's Niagara Region. A team spent the summer yanking it by hand. Is Wood Buffalo National Park 'in danger'' UNESCO investigators are in Canada to find outEnvironmental | 46990 hits | 5:47 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A United Nations body that monitors some of the world's greatest natural glories is in Canada again to assess government responses to ongoing threats to the country's largest national park, including plans to release treated oilsands tailings into its wat Trudeau and Scholz to sign hydrogen deal in N.L.Environmental | 46965 hits | 6:35 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The German government on Friday issued a statement confirming the agreement will be signed Aug. 23 in Stephenville, where a Newfoundland based company plans to build a zero-emission plant that will use wind energy to produce hydrogen for export. Sunken vessel leaking fuel off San Juan IslandEnvironmental | 47088 hits | 10:55 AM on Sunday | posted by Strutz
The U.S. Coast Guard and other American agencies are responding to a sunken vessel leaking fuel in Haro Strait, between Vancouver Island and San Juan Island. Trudeau, Scholz to sign agreement exploring hydrogen fuel production in Canada for export to GermanyEnvironmental | 46978 hits | 6:51 PM on Saturday | posted by Scape
France's Gironde region sees further evacuations in latest forest-fire battleEnvironmental | 46989 hits | 6:19 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Firefighters were battling a wildfire in southwestern France on Wednesday in a region known for its pine forests that was ravaged by flames last month. Bay d'Espoir Highway to stay open Wednesday, as central Newfoundland forest fires continue to burnEnvironmental | 46972 hits | 5:51 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The Department of Transportation says they'll reassess the status of the critical supply line in the morning.7 dead, 6 missing in heaviest rainfall in 80 years
Environmental | 47009 hits | 9:53 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
‘Forever chemicals’ have made rainwater ‘unsafe to drink’ globally, says studyEnvironmental | 46975 hits | 9:52 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
Billionaires are funding a massive treasure hunt in Greenland as ice vanishes
Some of the world's richest men are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland.
Environmental | 47024 hits | 4:58 PM on Monday | posted by Strutz
Some of the world's richest men are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland. State of emergency in central Newfoundland extended to BotwoodEnvironmental | 46984 hits | 3:13 PM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Air quality in the region continues to deteriorate as forest fires in the region fill the air with smoke.2 more found dead as huge California wildfire continues to rage
Two people were found dead within the burn zone of a huge Northern California wildfire, raising the death toll to four in the state's largest blaze of the year, authorities said Tuesday.
Environmental | 46991 hits | 6:32 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Two people were found dead within the burn zone of a huge Northern California wildfire, raising the death toll to four in the state's largest blaze of the year, authorities said Tuesday. Sinkhole 25 metres wide prompts investigation near Chilean copper mineEnvironmental | 47061 hits | 6:17 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Hole believed to be about 200m deep appeared close to Tierra Amarilla town, Copiapo provinceHyperion: Visitors to the world's tallest tree face fines
Hyperion, certified by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest living tree, is officially off-limits to visitors. California's Redwood National Park issued a statement last week that anyone who is caught near the tree can face up to six months in ja
Environmental | 46982 hits | 1:40 PM on Monday | posted by Strutz
Hyperion, certified by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest living tree, is officially off-limits to visitors. California's Redwood National Park issued a statement last week that anyone who is caught near the tree can face up to six months in jaMore human remains found at Lake Mead
Human remains were found Monday at a beach at Lake Mead in Nevada, the National Park Service said.
Environmental | 47032 hits | 12:36 AM on Wednesday | posted by Scape
Human remains were found Monday at a beach at Lake Mead in Nevada, the National Park Service said. Which endangered species should we save' Humans face tough choices about what lives — and what diesEnvironmental | 47005 hits | 6:11 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Given the option of saving the iconic monarch butterfly or a giant slug, what would you choose? As more species are pushed to the brink of extinction, humans will have to decide the winners and losers of the animal kingdom.France firefighters battle 'the fire of the century' in hot, dry, windy weather
Rémi Lassoureille and his fellow firefighters have been working around the clock to put out two huge fires in Gironde. But their work is far from over, as the flames continue to ravage southwestern France.
Environmental | 47029 hits | 6:37 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Rémi Lassoureille and his fellow firefighters have been working around the clock to put out two huge fires in Gironde. But their work is far from over, as the flames continue to ravage southwestern France. Trudeau announces expanded oceans protection planEnvironmental | 47011 hits | 6:36 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced new details of the federal government's $3.5-billion plan to protect the oceans and boost coast guard facilities on the world's longest national coastline. Leading space science expert predicts a 'direct hit' on Earth from a solar stormEnvironmental | 46991 hits | 6:23 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Five days ago, a giant sunspot and filaments on the solar surface had astronomers worried about possible Earth-directed solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that could lead to blackouts.
Finally, on Friday, it was reported that a massive sola Canadian village entirely destroyed by wildfire in 2021 evacuated due to wildfireEnvironmental | 47035 hits | 4:08 PM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
The village of Lytton and Lytton First Nation are under evacuation orders as a fire spreads nearby Worst Italian drought in 70 years and extreme heat trigger state of emergency, drop crop yieldsEnvironmental | 47011 hits | 6:15 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Analyst estimates the drought has caused €3-billion of damage to Italian crops, with yields for maize and wheat already down 30 per cent Historic 2022 wildfire season has Yukon well past 25-year average for area burnedEnvironmental | 48980 hits | 6:11 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Yukon is experiencing a historic number of fires in the territory, with total burned areas surpassing the 25-year average.Florida once again has giant calamitous snails that spew parasitic brain worms
This is the third time the state has tried to eliminate the giant snails.
Environmental | 50273 hits | 5:56 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
This is the third time the state has tried to eliminate the giant snails. Sales tax on seeds works against lower carbon footprint, expert and home growers sayEnvironmental | 50280 hits | 7:03 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Canada’s tax regime, which does not levy sales taxes on food no matter how far it has travelled before landing on Canadian store shelves, does impose sales taxes on seeds that people use to grow food in their own backyards. Some home growers say that co Endangered B.C. orcas going hungryEnvironmental | 50265 hits | 7:16 PM on Saturday | posted by Strutz
Researchers in British Columbia say the province's endangered southern resident orcas have not been getting enough food for years, with some of the worst bouts of hunger occurring since 2018. Deadly rabbit disease found in Ontario for the 1st timeEnvironmental | 50318 hits | 7:08 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Two pet rabbits have died after becoming infected with a highly contagious virus that is newly detected in Ontario, sparking concern among vets and pet owners. Guilbeault touts Indigenous-led conservation as futureEnvironmental | 50286 hits | 3:36 PM on Saturday | posted by Strutz
Tanya Ball began her career as a social worker for the Kaska Dene First Nation. Now she runs a land guardian program, working to monitor and protect a vast stretch of the band's northern British Columbia wilderness. Imperial Oil to extract lithium from historic Alberta oil fieldEnvironmental | 50314 hits | 11:24 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The companies plan to draw lithium from under Imperial's Leduc oil field using E3's proprietary technology. U.S. Supreme Court rejects Bayer bid to nix Roundup weedkiller suitsEnvironmental | 50301 hits | 6:52 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Surrey farmers petition to protect ‘vital’ farmland from sale by federal governmentEnvironmental | 50324 hits | 7:08 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Government will ban some single-use plastics over the next 18 monthsEnvironmental | 50331 hits | 6:52 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Canadians will need to find alternatives for plastic straws and grocery bags by the end of the year as the federal government bans companies from importing or making plastic bags and takeout containers by the end of this year.Back to Canada News
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