Summer wildfire season in U.S. looks grim
Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames tore through the underbrush.
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More Arctic lightning is a peril for the planet
Lightning strikes in the far north could double by 2100. That means more wildfires, which could release massive amounts of planet-warming gas.
After decades of backing polluters, Wall Street says it's going green
The industry has backed polluters for decades. Now, amid growing pressure, Wall Street says it’s going green.
Pope’s adviser says COVID-19 has highlighted ‘existential’ climate risk
The focus must be on justice for those fleeing the impact of extreme weather events, says a new scientific aide to the Vatican.
Shell is giving you the option to offset your carbon emissions for two cents per litre
Shell Canada is letting carbon-conscious customers get their two cents in for the environment while filling up at one of its 1,400 stations across Canada.
A burning planet: Why we must learn to live with fire
By suppressing all wildfires and incessantly burning fossil fuels, humans have upset the role that fire has historically played in providing ecological balance. We need to rethink our view of fire and accept its presence by changing how we manage lands and plan our communities.
California megafires rise exponentially as global heating takes the gloves off
Record temperatures are teaming up with record droughts to turn the Golden State into a tinderbox. Megafires have followed with increasing frequency and size.
Trudeau Liberals shouldn't shelve $100 billion climate plan
As of Sunday, around 4 million acres have been scorched by wildfires in California, Washington and Oregon. These fires are a reminder that for all our struggles with COVID-19, climate change remains the number one threat against human civilization. Yet even now, we can't even acknowledge this reality.
B.C. picks university in Kamloops to study wildfire prediction and respose
A university located in the heart of one of British Columbia's most volatile forest fire regions will lead new research in wildfire prediction, prevention and response.
Feds to give $100 million for Canadian Red Cross response to COVID-19, disasters
The Canadian Red Cross is poised to receive $100 million in federal funds to support public health measures and rapidly enhance the group's capacity to respond to COVID-19, as well as future floods and wildfires.
B.C. hopeful COVID-19 restrictions will mean fewer human-caused wildfires
“Definitely this year, with a possible change in human activity, we might have a possible change in fire numbers and area burned," says one federal fire research analyst.
Military fight against COVID-19 will be anything but easy
When 40 Canadian Rangers swung into action in northern Quebec this week to set up heated tents for COVID-19 screening and conduct other tasks in their local communities due to the pandemic, they formed the most visible military response to the crisis to date.