climate crisis

Giant waves are becoming more common off California’s coast as the planet warms, according to innovative new research that tracked the surf's increasing height from historical data gathered over the past 90 years.

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the federal government's plan to plant two billion trees by 2030 is on track, but focusing on adapting to climate change is more important than ever.

It was an unusually scorching winter day in Buenos Aires Tuesday, with thermometers in Argentina's capital crossing the 30 C, the hottest start of August in 117 years of records, according to the country's National Meteorological Service.

To drive home the seriousness of the climate crisis, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh travelled to the Northwest Territories on Tuesday to visit two communities on the front lines.

James Hansen, who testified before the U.S. Congress on global heating in 1988, says world is approaching a "new climate frontier."

Hours after a Swedish court fined Greta Thunberg for disobeying police during an environmental protest at an oil facility last month, the climate activist once again attempted to block access to the facility and was removed by police.

Muhammad Ansar and his team at Human Nature Projects Ontario provide local youth with a fresh look at the possibilities for transforming natural spaces to make them more livable for all species. 

The Manitoba government has decided to adopt the lowest possible standard for energy efficiency when the newest national model codes take effect next year.

If the site is approved by the scientists who oversee the geological timescale, the official declaration of the Anthropocene as a new geological epoch will come in August 2024.

Exclusive: A new database shows 1,500 American lobbyists working for fossil-fuel firms while representing universities and green groups.

Regenerative farming methods in use on the small, B.C. island farm for decades to build soil, capture nutrients, and promote biodiversity are reaping rewards as the climate crisis advances.

Amid a season of heat waves and wildfire smoke, a new curriculum is urging Manitoba teachers to normalize climate change conversations in classrooms and it provides tips on how to do just that in 2023-24.

Negotiators at the meeting of the United Nations' International Maritime Organization in London, seen as key to limiting global warming to 1.5 C since pre-industrial times, are set to officially agree Friday for shipping emissions to reach net zero “by or around” 2050, rather than setting the date as a hard deadline.

RBC, Canada’s largest bank and the world’s largest fossil fuel financier, is trying to buy HSBC’s Canadian division. If approved, it would be the biggest bank merger in Canadian history.

Alex Rand is a curator and creative producer with a background in creating artistic experiences in non-traditional spaces — like the upcoming bash to chase away your eco-grief at The Bentway in Toronto.