How extreme weather affects food prices in Canada
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 …
Precipitation
Rain Delays Are One Of Motorsport’s Most Underrated Features
The rain had delayed the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 for a little under an hour when a cheer erupted from the crowd seeking shelter near the Pagoda Plaza: …
Floods battering Brazil, Afghanistan are extreme climate events scientists warn we aren’t prepared for
Historic flooding in southern Brazil may take a month to subside with more than half a million people out of their homes and warned not to return. “I have never …
Western Canada and the North face an above average wildfire risk in June, federal officials say
Western Canada and the North are expected to face an above-average fire risk in June, federal officials say. While British Columbia and Alberta experienced favourable spring conditions that led to fewer …
U.A.E. hit with heaviest rain ever recorded in the country
The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport, disrupting flights …
No water, no oil: How the parched western provinces could hamper the oilpatch
Persistent and severe drought conditions across Western Canada could have a devastating effect on the oil and natural gas sector, which has drilling operations in some of the driest areas, …
As Nepal’s springs dry up due to climate change, construction, local communities lead revival efforts
Of the 306 local government units in 56 of the 77 districts surveyed for the study, 74 per cent said the springs in their municipalities had dried up, resulting in …
These Windsorites run in the freezing cold. Here’s why they say you should too
An accomplished Windsor, Ont., track and field coach is encouraging people to take up winter running as a way to get fitter in the new year. Kurt Downes, a PhD …
1 dead, others believed missing in Alaska landslide, authorities say
One person has died and at least seven others are believed missing after a large landslide ripped down a mountain near a remote community in southeast Alaska during the night, …
Roads Flooded With Rivers Of Hail After New Mexico Storm
The weather is getting truly unruly, with extreme heat sparking fires that smoked out New York, roads melting in the Tour de France, and flooding hitting regions across the U.S. …