Climate change in 7 charts
Where did the past 10 years get us? These seven charts below begin to hint at an answer to that question.
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Global heating raises risk of early childbirth, study finds
Early births are associated with health and developmental concerns, adding to fears over climate crisis
Buildings - and building codes - need to adapt to climate change
When storm winds howl and rivers flood, buildings take the brunt.
Greta Thunberg says she wouldn't "waste her time" talking to Trump
Swedish activist and president attended UN climate summit in September: ‘He’s not listening to experts … why would he listen to me?’
How climate politics went mainstream in 2019
The science has never been bleaker, but progress is afoot.
Companies starting to use CO2 to make products
Somewhere in west Texas, amid one of the most productive oilfields in the continent, a Canadian company is building a plant that it hopes will eventually suck from the air a million tonnes of carbon being pumped out of the ground all around it.
Canadian adventurers become advocates for the environment
They're all ambassadors for Protect Our Winters Canada, a non-profit advocacy group based in Waterloo, Ont. It's made up of outdoor enthusiasts, professional athletes and sporting brands trying to get governments to take action on climate change.
How the loss of ice due to climate crisis could alter our way of life
Life in Canada and abroad is intertwined with ice. But the loss of winter could alter our traditions and livelihoods, a new study has found.
Bernie Sanders won't take the bait
The Vermont senator repeatedly flipped the premise of questions to focus on the stakes of failing to curb emissions.
Saskatchewan signals warmer feelings to Ottawa over environment
Saskatchewan's environment minister is signalling a warming of feelings towards Ottawa despite disagreement over the federal carbon tax.
Banking regulator compares climate risk to asbestos
The cancer caused by asbestos takes a long time to develop, but once it does, the damage is often brutal and injury lawsuits plentiful — and the Canadian financial industry should keep that kind of slow-burn risk in mind for the climate crisis, its regulator says.
Wildfires are getting worse, and so is the deadly smoke they bring with them
Another reason to worry about wildfires: They could be releasing lead stored in plants and trees.
Coal isn’t dying. It moved to Asia.
The world burns 65 percent more coal today than it did in 2000, according to the IEA’s new report.
Climate whiplash: wild swings in extreme weather are on the rise
As the world warms, scientists say that abrupt shifts in weather patterns — droughts followed by severe floods, or sudden and unseasonable fluctuations in temperature — are intensifying, adding yet another climate-related threat that is already affecting humans and natural world.