In this U.S. city, extreme heat makes food trucks feel like ovens
"The sun is beating down on this metal box.”
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Canada’s relentless battle with record heat and devastating wildfires
My analysis of data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals a staggering revelation — more than 150 monthly temperature records have been broken across Canada this year.
The weird way that human waste is killing corals
Wastewater fuels blooms of reef-smothering algae. Better engineering and an army of funny-looking fish can come to the rescue.
High winds and heat wave strike fear that B.C. fires will worsen
While scorching temperatures were expected to reach their climax on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, in a prolonged heat wave in southern British Columbia, the BC Wildfire Service says the greatest wildfire risk won't come until later this week.
Hot weather coming to B.C., but no heat dome
A heat wave that is expected to last most of next week has prompted British Columbia's government to warn people to prepare for sweltering conditions, but a repeat of the deadly 2021 heat dome isn't being forecast.
Scientists point to record heat, torrential floods as cost of climate inaction
A record-hot June, followed by a disaster-packed July, has climate scientists “shocked” by just how extreme the extreme weather has been, including some ocean waters feeling like “a hot tub.”
See for yourself: This year’s climate carnage in Canada
My analysis of data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals a staggering revelation — more than 150 monthly temperature records have been broken across Canada in the first six months of this year.
Cold front cools Central Canada but heat wave continues on both coasts
A cold front passing through Ontario and Quebec is expected to offer relief today after a multi-day heat wave.
Experts foresee more heat waves in shoulder seasons as May hot spell shatters records
The ongoing May heat wave that shattered almost 40 daily temperature records across B.C. and Alberta on Sunday should be seen as a warning of more out-of-season hot spells in the future, climatologists say.
Deadly heat threatens lives and livelihoods of a billion people in India
Increasingly severe heat waves will imperil the country's development goals and slow economic growth, new research shows.
California's nightmare: drought, record heat, fires and now maybe floods
Californians sweated it out amid a record-breaking heat wave entering its 10th day on Friday, September 9, 2022, that has helped fuel deadly wildfires and pushed energy supplies to the brink of daily power outages.
California weathers heat wave without rolling blackouts
A brutal Western heat wave brought California to the verge of ordering rolling blackouts but the state’s electrical grid managed to handle record−breaking demand.
California faces possible blackouts amid brutal heat wave
California will face its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues to blanket the state with triple−digit temperatures, officials warned on Monday, September 5, 2022.
Dead fish in San Francisco area blamed on toxic red tide
At Oakland's Lake Merritt, a popular spot for joggers, walkers and those looking to be in nature, crews on Wednesday began removing dead crabs, bat rays, striped bass and other fish that began piling up on its rocky shores over the weekend.
Ontario Human Rights Commission urges province to require access to air conditioning in rental units
The statement, issued Friday, came in the wake of media reports of property owners demanding residents in apartment buildings remove window-mounted air conditioners or face extra payments or eviction as Ontario endures another sweltering summer.