heat wave

Environment Canada is warning of "torrential" rain brought by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl to southern Ontario and Quebec, with downpours that could last until Thursday.

A blistering heat wave is moving across Western Canada, pushing record temperatures and the threat of wildfires into Saskatchewan.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says the results of its rapid analysis into the mid-June heat wave over parts of Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada show it was made two to ten times more likely due to climate change. 

The heat wave that gripped Eastern Canada last week brought stifling conditions, put pressure on the electricity grid and broke several temperature records as residents sweltered.

Relief is in sight for some residents of Eastern Canada as a heat wave is expected to break.

There's no doubt the weather across much of Eastern Canada this week is very, very hot. But is the region experiencing a heat wave or a heat dome, and what is the difference between the two?

Similar to the way landlords must keep units heated when it's cold, a coalition of tenant advocates wants the city to legislate protections to keep residences no warmer than 26 degrees when outdoor temperatures increase.

Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator says there will be enough electricity supply to meet the additional demand created by what's expected to be a prolonged heat wave.

"We'd be very surprised, very surprised, if this didn't turn out overall as a warm summer," Chris Scott, the Weather Network's chief meteorologist, said in an interview.

Last year offered energy providers in the region a glimpse of the conditions they may need to adapt to as the world warms and seasonal weather patterns shift.

A long-term study of the Elwha River Delta reveals lasting change — and a healthier ecosystem.

Festival attendees are braving the elements as climate change accelerates, sometimes with grave consequences.

Norm Allard knows he may never see the full impacts of his efforts to restore wetlands and floodplains in southeastern British Columbia, but he takes a "generational view" of the work that exemplifies a key part of climate resiliency.

Manju Devi suffered in pain for two months last year as she worked on a farm near Delhi, unable to break away from duties that sometimes had her standing for hours in the waist-deep water of a rice paddy, lifting heavy loads in intense heat and spraying pesticides and insecticides. When that pain finally became too much to bear, she was rushed to a hospital.

We no longer need authors or scientists to imagine it; real-world experience does the trick for anyone who’s paying close attention.