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Typhoon on track to hit Japan's main island July 28 during Olympics
Typhoon Nepartak, swirling toward the country's main island of Honshu, could bring stormy winds and high waves in wide areas including Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned.
Environmental | 203140 hits | 1:01 PM on Tuesday | posted by Scape
Typhoon Nepartak, swirling toward the country's main island of Honshu, could bring stormy winds and high waves in wide areas including Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned.
Montreal conservationists work to save vanishing Monarch butterflies from extinctionEnvironmental | 203191 hits | 6:54 AM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
From caterpillar to resplendent Monarch butterfly, their transformation is renowned and their migration from Mexico to Canada is unique. But the Monarch butterfly population is under threat. This week, experts across North and South America are taking par Ships speeding in U.S. waters despite limits to protect right whales, report concludesEnvironmental | 203157 hits | 7:57 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Most ships along the United States east coast are exceeding speed limits imposed to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, according to a report released Wednesday by an ocean advocacy group. Orcas of J-Pod haven't been spotted in the Salish Sea for more than 100 daysEnvironmental | 203115 hits | 5:47 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
J-Pod, a resident killer whale group, was last spotted in the Salish Sea in April. Nearly 300 active wildfires in B.C. right nowEnvironmental | 202702 hits | 8:59 PM on Thursday | posted by Scape
'There's literally fires everywhere': B.C. blazes impacting Calgarians | Calgary HeraldEnvironmental | 202815 hits | 5:00 PM on Thursday | posted by bootlegga
B.C. declares provincial state of emergency due to wildfires | Globalnews.caEnvironmental | 202639 hits | 4:46 PM on Tuesday | posted by Scape
Air quality concerns in southwestern Alberta from wildfires | CTV NewsEnvironmental | 203045 hits | 6:51 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
Residents of Lethbridge are being urged to reduce their time outdoors due to wildfire smoke that is blanketing parts of southwestern Alberta. How to watch thousands of beluga whales migrate through Canadian waters | CTV NewsEnvironmental | 203070 hits | 7:21 PM on Friday | posted by Scape
To bring awareness to the rapid ice loss in the Arctic, conservation groups have set up a 'Beluga Whale Live Cam' to track the annual migration of 57,000 whales in northern Manitoba.1,000+ still missing after record rainfall, flooding in western Europe
Environmental | 202635 hits | 7:03 PM on Friday | posted by Scape
Tornado touches down in Barrie, Ont.Environmental | 202641 hits | 4:16 PM on Thursday | posted by Scape
'We are all competing for limited resources': Calls for more help in forest fire-plagued northwestern OntarioEnvironmental | 203051 hits | 6:59 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
With northwestern Ontario now under an emergency order issued by the province, calls are growing for more support to keep community members safe as nearly 80 forest fires continue to burn across the region. 2-year-old girl attacked by coyote in Stanley ParkEnvironmental | 203127 hits | 8:25 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A two-year-old girl had to be taken to hospital on Monday night after she was attacked by a coyote in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. More than 50 countries aim to put a third of the planet under conservation in draft UN plan | CBC NewsEnvironmental | 203067 hits | 6:52 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
The 21 proposals include targets for reducing pesticide use, cutting plastic waste and channeling $200 billion US a year toward protecting nature in developing countries.US expert: Images show Chinese ship waste endangering reefs
A U.S.-based expert says swarms of Chinese vessels have dumped human waste and wastewater for years in a disputed area of the South China Sea where they anchor
Environmental | 203105 hits | 6:46 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
A U.S.-based expert says swarms of Chinese vessels have dumped human waste and wastewater for years in a disputed area of the South China Sea where they anchor Dozens of rare sei whales spotted by researchers in 'unprecedented' sighting off B.C.'s coastEnvironmental | 203121 hits | 5:57 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
A team of marine biologists spotted a large group of 25 to 30 sei whales rarely found in the Pacific ocean off the coast of British Columbia last week. Evacuations continue in B.C.'s Okanagan as fires burn across province | CBC NewsEnvironmental | 203170 hits | 1:21 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
A new wildfire in British Columbia has forced the evacuation of nearly 80 properties, while residents of hundreds more homes around the south Okanagan lakeside community of Okanagan Falls have been ordered to be ready to go on short notice. Up to a billion seashore creatures were cooked to death during B.C. heat wave, researcher saysEnvironmental | 202705 hits | 2:07 PM on Wednesday | posted by Scape
Vancouver is at risk for an out-of-control brush fire: Vancouver Fire Services department | CTV NewsEnvironmental | 202268 hits | 2:31 PM on Sunday | posted by Scape
If a cigarette butt meets dry grass, Vancouver could be in for a damaging and life-threatening fire. Gruesome images of snared osprey show how deadly discarded fishing lines can beEnvironmental | 202763 hits | 8:54 AM on Saturday | posted by DrCaleb
Gruesome images of an osprey that became tangled in a fishing line and ended up hanging from a London, Ont., bridge has set off a firestorm of debate online, pitting bird watchers against people who fish.Philippine volcano erupts, spews gas and steam
Environmental | 203172 hits | 3:16 PM on Friday | posted by Scape
Lytton B.C. breaks Canada's all-time heat record for third timeEnvironmental | 202688 hits | 10:18 PM on Tuesday | posted by Scape
It just hit 50C (124F) in parts of the US and it’s going to get hotter
Environmental | 202666 hits | 6:02 PM on Tuesday | posted by Scape
Ottawa to close 60 per cent of commercial salmon fisheries in B.C., Yukon to conserve stocks | CBC NewsEnvironmental | 203166 hits | 5:58 PM on Tuesday | posted by Scape
The federal government says it will close several commercial Pacific salmon fisheries in British Columbia and Yukon beginning this season to conserve fish stocks that are on the "verge of collapse." B.C. heat wave: 134 sudden deaths in just a few days; heat believed to be a contributing factor in most | CTV NewsEnvironmental | 203235 hits | 3:34 PM on Tuesday | posted by Scape
Police in Metro Vancouver say there were dozens of reports of sudden deaths in just a few days in three major cities, with heat expected to be a factor in many.Antarctic nearing climate disaster despite landmark historic treaty
Environmental | 202666 hits | 1:20 PM on Wednesday | posted by Scape
Ship That Sunk Carrying 25 Tons of Chemicals Caused 'Significant Damage' to PlanetEnvironmental | 202687 hits | 6:18 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Biologist estimates helium balloons are ending up in Great Lakes by the hundreds of thousandsEnvironmental | 203134 hits | 6:17 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
An Ontario biologist estimates as many as 960,000 plastic helium balloons may end up in Lake Erie every year, based on a nearly two-week cleanup effort across seven kilometres of beach. She hopes sharing her work will help people understand the environmen At least one person is dead after tornado near MontrealEnvironmental | 202700 hits | 6:59 PM on Monday | posted by Scape
New Wildfires In Western U.S. At 10-Year High
Federal officials warn of a long, potentially dangerous summer of fire. Since January, more than a million acres have burned from more than 28,000 wildfires.
Environmental | 203148 hits | 5:59 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Federal officials warn of a long, potentially dangerous summer of fire. Since January, more than a million acres have burned from more than 28,000 wildfires. The Earth is now trapping an ‘unprecedented’ amount of heat, NASA saysEnvironmental | 203524 hits | 1:40 PM on Thursday | posted by Scape
'Appropriate': Ottawa to review new steelmaking coal projects over selenium concernsEnvironmental | 203171 hits | 8:31 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
The federal government will step in to conduct an environmental review of any new coal project that could possibly release the contaminant selenium. 'The Kuzbass is now just one big hole': Siberian coal town residents on their failed effort to come to CanadaEnvironmental | 203156 hits | 5:55 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
In 2019, residents of Kiselyovsk, Russia, a city surrounded by coal mines, made a video asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to allow them to come to Canada as environmental refugees. Two years later, CBC News visits the community to see the conditions an More firefighters leave Alberta for Ontario on Sunday to help battle wildfiresEnvironmental | 202737 hits | 7:05 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
'Unacceptable environmental effects': New federal policy restricts thermal coalEnvironmental | 203177 hits | 8:40 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
The new policy erects another roadblock for Coalspur Mines and its Vista mine expansion near Hinton, Alta., the only such mine in Canada currently before regulators.A 'Bubble Barrier' is trapping plastic waste before it can get into the sea
A stream of bubbles is catching trash in Amsterdam's Westerdok canal, preventing it from ultimately flowing into the North Sea.
Environmental | 203180 hits | 5:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A stream of bubbles is catching trash in Amsterdam's Westerdok canal, preventing it from ultimately flowing into the North Sea.China elephants: Herd on mammoth 500km trek reaches Kunming
A herd of 15 elephants bangs on doors and hoovers up food as experts ponder its destination.
Environmental | 203150 hits | 7:39 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A herd of 15 elephants bangs on doors and hoovers up food as experts ponder its destination. Insurance provider for Trans Mountain pipeline says it won't renew policyEnvironmental | 203177 hits | 12:56 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
An insurance provider for the Trans Mountain pipeline said it will not renew its policy with the company when it expires in August. Oil lease suspension in Alaska refuge 'wonderful news' but fight continues, say Gwich'in leadersEnvironmental | 203180 hits | 7:30 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Gwich'in leaders are calling the suspension of oil leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) good news — but say they're still fighting for permanent protection of the area.Environmental disaster feared as ship sinks off Sri Lanka | CTV News
Salvage experts failed to tow a fire-stricken container ship carrying chemicals out to sea and it started to sink Wednesday off Sri Lanka's main port, raising fears of a marine environmental disaster, officials said.
Environmental | 203244 hits | 7:28 PM on Wednesday | posted by Scape
Salvage experts failed to tow a fire-stricken container ship carrying chemicals out to sea and it started to sink Wednesday off Sri Lanka's main port, raising fears of a marine environmental disaster, officials said. Solar windows, shingles and cladding' The building itself is now the solar panelEnvironmental | 202934 hits | 4:17 PM on Wednesday | posted by bootlegga
'Sensitive clay' behind massive northern Quebec landslideEnvironmental | 203305 hits | 9:56 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
It will take months or years for Great Whale River to recover from a massive landslide on April 22. Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut net emissions by 45%Environmental | 203274 hits | 10:47 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45 per cent by 2030 compared to 2019 levels in a landmark case brought by climate activism groups, which hailed the decision as a victory for the planet. Massive fire north of Prince Albert, Sask., is threatening farms and acreagesEnvironmental | 203508 hits | 7:18 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Harold Fisher is wondering if he’ll have a home to go back to. Fisher had to evacuate his farm late Monday evening because of a large fire raging north of Prince Albert, Sask., about 135 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.
"When I left last night, theUK plastic waste being dumped and burned in Turkey, says Greenpeace
Greenpeace says it found plastic waste from UK supermarkets dumped and burned at numerous sites.
Environmental | 203238 hits | 6:07 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Greenpeace says it found plastic waste from UK supermarkets dumped and burned at numerous sites.Australia Just Broke a Major Record For New Solar Panel Roof Installations
Australia, one of the world-leaders in household rooftop solar panel uptake, has once again broken its own record for the number of solar panels installed in a year. In 2020, installations were up nearly 30 percent from the year before,
Environmental | 203195 hits | 6:35 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Australia, one of the world-leaders in household rooftop solar panel uptake, has once again broken its own record for the number of solar panels installed in a year. In 2020, installations were up nearly 30 percent from the year before, Scientists seek to understand increase in grey whale deaths on West CoastEnvironmental | 203117 hits | 10:27 AM on Sunday | posted by DrCaleb
Wildfire alert issued for Parkland County as crews battle blaze outside of Tomahawk | Edmonton JournalEnvironmental | 203504 hits | 6:40 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
A wildfire alert has been issued for Parkland County as crews battle a blaze just west of a hamlet west of Edmonton.t Tree poaching on Vancouver Island prompts spike in forest patrolsEnvironmental | 203497 hits | 6:30 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Tree poaching is up in an area on Vancouver Island and some are calling for higher fines and more enforcement.Back to Canada News
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