India′s forgotten stray animals suffer under record heat waves

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:56:32 +0000

Millions of street animals are struggling to escape blistering temperatures and dehydration. The heat waves have already caused widespread damage across India.

What the Canadian government’s aquaculture news means for wild fish

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:48:57 +0000

Salmon need to reach the ocean without being infected by open-net pen farms, says Alexandra Morton.

What polar bear genomes may reveal about life in a low-ice Arctic

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:34:24 +0000

Two new studies use whole genome sequencing to explore how the animals have fared in warmer conditions, raising questions about climate and adaptation.

The ocean is climate change’s first victim and last resort

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:17:38 +0000

Rain forests may be known as the planet’s lungs, but it’s when standing before the seas, with their crashing waves and ceaselessly cycling tides, that...

Prescribed burns more dangerous because of climate

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:15:00 +0000

The head of the Forest Service says in a new report that climate change is making prescribed fire increasingly dangerous even as the controlled burns...

B.C. fish farm licences extended: what you need to know

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:56:56 +0000

Fisheries and Oceans Canada Minister Joyce Murray announced a two-year extension for dozens of salmon farm licences that were set to expire at the end...

Dams, climate change threaten Missouri River cottonwood forests

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:17:41 +0000

Young cottonwoods survive only when the river is allowed to shift its path over time.

Trial by fire: What a village in B.C. is teaching the world about climate adaptation

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:15:55 +0000

It might be a tiny community of only 250 people, but the village of Lytton is offering the world a monumental lesson in preparing for...

Bangladesh: How global warming is making floods worse

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:07:07 +0000

Excessive and erratic rainfall has caused devastating flooding, hitting parts of Bangladesh hard. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there will be no quick respite...

What climate change looks like across the Great Lakes states

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:57:52 +0000

The climate enhanced risks in our region are real, but they pale in comparison to the climate crisis gripping other parts of the U.S.

Climate change is coming for the dairy industry

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:47:12 +0000

As a result of rising global temperatures, the heat stress of livestock, which arises from combinations of air temperature, humidity, solar radiation, and wind speed...

Extreme weather hits China with massive floods and scorching heat

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:05:26 +0000

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the historic flooding. Elsewhere, record-high temperatures are rupturing roads and driving energy consumption.

LDS church plans water conservation measures amid drought

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:04:14 +0000

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday that it is trying harder to conserve water amid Utah's ongoing, devastating drought.

The heat warning has been cancelled but it’s still hot in Hamilton

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:55:21 +0000

Hamilton’s heat warning has been cancelled but the temperatures are expected to remain high — near 30 C — over the next few days.

'Snow blood': Why climate change may be turning the Alps red

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:39:54 +0000

Have you ever seen red snow that looks like it's bleeding from the crystals? Then you may have noticed "snow blood" algae, a phenomenon that...

Records to topple in Southeast amid 'dangerous' heat near 105 degrees

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:27:55 +0000

In some places, it could feel like 110 to 115 degrees.

Arizona wildfires consume observatory buildings, endanger artifacts

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:20:36 +0000

The endangerment of scientific and archaeological resources highlights what the nation stands to lose as wildfires become more frequent and powerful.

New Mexico’s largest wildfire was set by the government. What are victims owed?

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:06:42 +0000

Two prescribed burns got out of control, becoming New Mexico’s largest recorded wildfire. But despite the backlash, experts say it’s necessary to thin forests in...

Freddie Wilkinson: On a divided Mount Everest, climate cooperation is being tested

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:01:09 +0000

China and Nepal have both established unmanned weather stations high on the world’s tallest mountain.

Extreme weather hits China with massive floods and scorching heat

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:50:48 +0000

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the historic flooding. Elsewhere, record-high temperatures are rupturing roads and driving energy consumption.

50 years later: Killer storm Agnes continues to haunt Chesapeake Bay watershed

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 02:12:14 +0000

Fifty years ago, Tropical Storm Agnes detonated a water bomb over the Mid-Atlantic. Over a handful days in June 1972, relentless rain triggered record-breaking floods.

Beyond boundaries: Earth’s water cycle is being bent to breaking point

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 01:08:43 +0000

Freshwater’s life-giving benefits are being gravely threatened by humanity’s manipulations of the hydrological cycle, impacting the climate and biodiversity, and undermining Earth’s operating system.

Nigeria's homes are vanishing into the sea from climate change

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:34:54 +0000

When an ocean surge washed away Mureni Sanni Alakija's house in 2011, he took a loan to build a home farther away. But that too...

Amid severe water shortage, rainfall offers some hope in parts of US

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:34:40 +0000

Cooler and wetter weather in the upper Midwest along with rainfall in the high plains region offers some hope for parched land and residents. In...

Forest research links carbon uptake and water use

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:19:18 +0000

New research links the amount of carbon dioxide taken in by land ecosystems, such as forests, to the availability of water, which is in short...

Las Vegas declares turf war on lawns as drought worsens

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:11:07 +0000

Las Vegas is ripping up millions of square feet of grass - including greenery along the iconic strip - as the city struggles with a...

Ancient Vancouver Island fish bones may hold lessons for adapting to climate change

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:06:38 +0000

A study of 5,000-year-old fish bones on the West Coast is revealing how Indigenous people adapted to warming oceans — information that could shape present...

Maine wild blueberry fields experience warming differently depending on location, season, time

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:38:20 +0000

The location, season and the time of day influence how fast temperatures are rising at Maine wild blueberry fields due to climate change, according to...

Climate change a factor in ‘unprecedented’ South Asia floods

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:33:22 +0000

Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic and early rains that triggered unprecedented floods in Bangladesh and northeastern India, killing dozens and...

Post-flood Yellowstone rebuilding could cost more than $1 billion

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 19:31:56 +0000

Restoring Yellowstone National Park after recent floods washed away bridges and roads could cost more than $1 billion, and the effort could take years given...