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Another endangered killer whale off West Coast has lost weight: NOAAEnvironmental | 208405 hits | 6:34 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A U.S. government agency says a killer whale that is part of the endangered southern resident population appears to have lost weight. The whale known as K25 is a 27-year-old adult male who has been documented in aerial photos since 2008.'Beluga whale' spotted in the Thames off Gravesend
Marine life rescuers are asking the public not to get too close and to watch it from the shore.
Environmental | 208317 hits | 11:50 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Marine life rescuers are asking the public not to get too close and to watch it from the shore. NASA Just Released New Data on Why Earth Wobbles as It Spins on Its AxisEnvironmental | 208441 hits | 7:21 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
NASA scientists have combined data on our planet's rotation with a number of sophisticated models to find that melting ice is a major cause of a strange drift in our planet's wobbling spin. This hissing, bubbling Alaska lake is frightening scientistsEnvironmental | 208268 hits | 7:44 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Katey Walter Anthony has studied some 300 lakes across the tundras of the Arctic. But sitting on the mucky shore of her latest discovery, the Arctic expert said she’d never seen a lake like this one. New proof that fish farm escapees interbreed with wild salmon: DFOEnvironmental | 208256 hits | 11:24 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
For as long as there have been fish farms in this province, there have been fish escaping from cages into the wild. Conservationists have suspected those escapees breed with native fish, changing their DNA. Now they have proof.United Nations environment boss is slammed for flying too much
Erik Solheim reportedly ran up a huge travel bill and showed scant regard for rules, according to a leaked draft internal UN audit report.
Environmental | 208224 hits | 10:54 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Erik Solheim reportedly ran up a huge travel bill and showed scant regard for rules, according to a leaked draft internal UN audit report. Fall warning: Incoming storms could be bad news for B.C.'s drought-stressed treesEnvironmental | 208282 hits | 3:30 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Environment Canada posted the notices for Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver, Howe Sound, the North Shore and the Sunshine Coast on Thursday morning. The weather could damage trees that are still recovering from a drier-than-normal summer, according to the 'Sent chills down my bones': Bear seen eating another bear in central B.C.Environmental | 208457 hits | 3:10 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
Members of the Cheslatta Carrier Nation were in the middle of a helicopter flight to assess damage from this year's wildfires when they saw what they thought to be two dead bears. But one was very much alive. The crew was horrified when they realized what Environmental | 208083 hits | 7:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
The evidence is disparate. But scientists' worries are very real. Deadly ghost net entangles, drowns Fraser River sealsEnvironmental | 208511 hits | 9:11 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Ghost nets kill millions of sea creatures worldwide and this B.C. example on the Fraser River highlights a largely unseen global problem. Roughly 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear is estimated lost or dumped into the world's oceans each year. Huge fish kill near Langley hatchery another blow to conservation groupEnvironmental | 208251 hits | 12:44 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Deadly effluent from a cement plant is believed to have killed off salmon fry, crayfish and trout in the Nicomekl River. The Nicomekl River originates in Langley and flows west to Crescent Beach in South Surrey where it drains into Mud Bay. Salmon management plan proposes big cut to B.C. chinook fisheriesEnvironmental | 208274 hits | 12:39 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
A treaty to keep the fragile salmon species afloat calls for a 12.5 per cent harvest reduction in B.C. and lesser cuts in the U.S. The treaty covers pink, coho, sockeye, chum and chinook salmon and spans a territory from Cape Falcon, Ore., in the south toContainer ship crosses Arctic route for first time in history due to melting sea ice
A commercial container ship has for the first time successfully navigated the Northern Sea Route of the Arctic Ocean, a route made possible by melting sea ice caused by global warming.
Environmental | 208319 hits | 12:10 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
A commercial container ship has for the first time successfully navigated the Northern Sea Route of the Arctic Ocean, a route made possible by melting sea ice caused by global warming. Up to 50 million goldfish in Lake Ontario, hurting ecosystemEnvironmental | 208432 hits | 1:56 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An estimated 40 million to 50 million goldfish inhabit the waters of Lake Ontario, threatening native species. Shell Canada gives up exploration permits to make way for protected areaEnvironmental | 207124 hits | 8:00 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Shell Canada Ltd. has given up its offshore exploration rights, clearing the way for the creation of Canada's first protected marine area under the Canada Wildlife Act. The wildlife area was established in June, and conserves a vital marine area for milli P.E.I. farmers delay first cut of hay to protect birdsEnvironmental | 207305 hits | 5:16 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Forty farmers on P.E.I. delayed their first cut of hay this summer on a thousand acres across the Island to protect grassland birds, including a threatened species called the bobolink. Interspecies friendship blooms as young narwhal swims with St. Lawrence belugasEnvironmental | 206967 hits | 9:48 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Such interactions, one expert says, are further proof that whales exhibit much more complex social behaviours than previously thought New Edmonton plant makes fertilizer from waste waterEnvironmental | 207101 hits | 8:10 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Epcor unveiled a new facility Wednesday that removes phosphorous and nitrogen from waste water and turns it into fertilizer to be spread on farmers' fields. B.C. group wants to kill the seals to save the whalesEnvironmental | 207096 hits | 10:00 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
The Pacific Balance Pinniped Society says the quickest way to reverse declining salmon numbers is to kill thousands of seals and sea lions on the B.C. coast. Semi hauling crude oil rolls on Highway 63, spills loadEnvironmental | 206918 hits | 9:27 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A 46-year-old man was injured when his semi truck rolled on a northern Alberta highway and spilled 100 litres of oil into the ditch. Crude-by-rail exports surge in Canada as pipeline restraints squeeze oil industryEnvironmental | 206925 hits | 7:57 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
With the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project stalled, and overall Canadian pipeline capacity limited, the pressure to ship crude oil out of Alberta continues to grow. Fuel for North Slope oil production arrives by barge for the first timeEnvironmental | 206547 hits | 8:41 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Toxic red tide algae moves north near Tampa Bay, killing hundreds of thousands of fishEnvironmental | 206864 hits | 8:01 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
What is not clear is whether climate change and pollution from humans near the shore has made this outbreak severe and prolonged New study predicts 'radical re-shaping' of Arctic landscape by end of centuryEnvironmental | 207055 hits | 2:07 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A new study is revealing just how much greener and warmer the Arctic is expected to get by the end of this century. By 2100, only 20% of land vegetation will still be subject to centuries-old cold conditions, researchers say.Giant plastic catcher heads for Pacific Ocean clean-up
A Dutch-led operation is set to tow a giant boom to the Great Garbage Patch to corral plastic litter.
Environmental | 206846 hits | 10:21 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A Dutch-led operation is set to tow a giant boom to the Great Garbage Patch to corral plastic litter. Bad acid trip: Dozens of cars written off, thousands of insurance claims filed after chemical spillEnvironmental | 206899 hits | 7:48 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
ICBC is wading through some 2,500 insurance claims, hundreds of which are resulting in writeoffs, following two acid spills on the highway in Trail, B.C. Melting glaciers are triggering the world's biggest tsunamisEnvironmental | 207086 hits | 12:23 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
A powerful wave as tall as a 55-storey building crashed through a fjord in Alaska in 2015, stripping the mountainsides of trees and dirt. It was triggered by a landslide — and researchers say such tsunamis could pose an increasing risk in places like West B.C. First Nations ban moose hunt after wildfires destroy habitatsEnvironmental | 208914 hits | 9:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Two First Nations governments in the B.C. Interior are joining together to ban all limited-entry hunting for moose in their respective territories, while accusing the province of not taking effective action to protect the animals.Parrot that inspired 2011 blockbuster film "Rio" joins list of extinct bird species
Just seven years ago, the hit animated comedy Rio featured a Spix's macaw in the title role. Now that bird, along with seven others, is extinct.
Environmental | 206917 hits | 6:52 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Just seven years ago, the hit animated comedy Rio featured a Spix's macaw in the title role. Now that bird, along with seven others, is extinct. Holy carp: 11-year-old nets giant koi in St. Albert lakeEnvironmental | 209451 hits | 4:31 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
11-year-old Luke Hebb wasn’t dreaming when he pulled a 16-pound koi out of Lacombe Lake in St. Albert Wednesday morning. Federal Court of Appeal quashes construction approvals for Trans Mountain, leaving project in limboEnvironmental | 208751 hits | 8:20 AM on Thursday | posted by Robair
In a stunning blow, the Federal Court of Appeal has quashed Ottawa's approvals to build the Trans Mountain expansion project — a major victory for Indigenous groups and environmentalists opposed to the $7.4-billion project. Warm water under Arctic ice a 'ticking time bomb,' researcher saysEnvironmental | 208576 hits | 6:56 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
A pocket of warm ocean water underneath the surface of the Canada Basin could melt a significant portion of the region's sea ice pack if it were to ascend, a new study suggests. Take a deep breath: Air quality advisory cancelled for Metro Vancouver and entire Fraser ValleyEnvironmental | 208582 hits | 3:58 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
An air quality advisory for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley has ended, as clean air continues to push smoke out of the region. The air quality advisory was issued for Metro Vancouver on Sunday and continued into early Monday morning. It ended around The future looks grim after 2 years of devastating B.C. wildfiresEnvironmental | 208741 hits | 3:56 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
For decades, scientists have predicted that B.C. would experience longer, more intense wildfire seasons as the climate warms. But the destruction of the last two years is still a bit surprising. Environmental | 209004 hits | 5:19 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Impact of high levels of toxic air ‘is equivalent to having lost a year of education’ Humans caused more than 400 B.C. wildfires so farEnvironmental | 206718 hits | 7:07 PM on Monday | posted by BeaverFever
Passenger ship that ran aground in Nunavut has been refloated, company saysEnvironmental | 208654 hits | 6:57 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
A passenger ship that ran aground Friday morning in the Far North has been refloated, and all its passengers were safe and being cared for on another ship. Alberta's new normal could be a 'constant state' of drought: expertEnvironmental | 208340 hits | 11:46 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Farmers and ranchers across the prairies have been facing off against hot and dry weather conditions for the past year, and a drought researcher says simulations show it's time to start treating these conditions as the "new normal." Strange Lakes Are Speeding Up Arctic Permafrost Melt, And That's Really Bad NewsEnvironmental | 208312 hits | 6:56 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
The Arctic permafrost really should stay frozen. In many places it's been frozen for tens of thousands of years, locking away greenhouse gasses and ancient diseases.Washington judge throws out children's climate change lawsuit
A judge in Washington state on Tuesday dismissed a climate change lawsuit filed against the state by a group of child activists.
Environmental | 208143 hits | 9:50 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A judge in Washington state on Tuesday dismissed a climate change lawsuit filed against the state by a group of child activists. Climate change data is wildly overestimatedEnvironmental | 208373 hits | 9:44 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As the federal Liberals forge ahead with expensive tax-and-spend policies to tackle climate change, more and more Canadians aren't buying into their agenda. Global warming 'pause' about to end, raise Earth's temperatures furtherEnvironmental | 208571 hits | 7:14 AM on Thursday | posted by Robair
The past four years have been the hottest on record, but new research shows the Earth was actually in a global warming "hiatus" that is about to end — and make the Earth even hotter. BC calls for fire helpEnvironmental | 207287 hits | 2:16 PM on Monday | posted by Robair
B.C. has formally requested wildfire assistance from the federal government.Living with Australia's drought: 'It's cheaper to shoot the cows'
Farmers explain the devastating effect of a dry spell that has swept swathes of the country.
Environmental | 207292 hits | 11:46 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Farmers explain the devastating effect of a dry spell that has swept swathes of the country. 'We needed to intervene': Cross-border efforts mounted to help starving orcaEnvironmental | 207100 hits | 7:53 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
Unprecedented efforts are in the works to help a malnourished and possibly sick young killer whale last spotted off the B.C. coast — if officials can reach her in time. Crews to remove oil from decades-old shipwreck off Newfoundland coastEnvironmental | 207663 hits | 1:35 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
More than three decades after it sunk off Newfoundland's picturesque Notre Dame Bay, work begins Tuesday to extract leaking bulk oil from the wreck of the Manolis L. Potent drugs found in West Coast sewage threaten chinook salmonEnvironmental | 207084 hits | 1:32 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A Seattle expert in environmental contaminants says chemicals common in sewage put juvenile chinook salmon at risk. Samples revealed everything from cocaine to amphetamines and nicotine byproducts. He said drugs that pass through humans, such as diabetes Fate of starving orca in question as J-pod not spotted for daysEnvironmental | 207160 hits | 1:30 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Unprecedented efforts are in the works to help a malnourished and possibly sick young killer whale last spotted off the B.C. coast — if officials can find her in time.Environmental | 207304 hits | 9:05 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Mobs of kangaroos have been raiding patches of grass in the Australian capital Canberra, driven to the city's sports fields, back yards and roadsides by food scarcity. North Atlantic right whale disentangled 1 week after being spottedEnvironmental | 207103 hits | 5:30 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
It took an hour and a half to disentangle a 10-year-old North Atlantic right whale that was spotted more than a week ago wrapped in fishing gear.Back to Canada News
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