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P.E.I. creates major incident response team for hurricane season

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island has created a response team for hurricane season, which normally runs until the end of November.

Aug 28, 2023 1:30 PM Read more >

B.C.'s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality

CALGARY — With more than 400 active wildfires still burning in B.C. and many residents yet to return to their homes, it's too early to know the fate of the province's honeybees. But that hasn't stopped Heather Higo, president of the B.C.

Aug 28, 2023 1:09 PM Read more >

New N.S. wilderness area includes old-growth forest, lakes and animal habitat

GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. — The Nova Scotia government has announced a new provincial wilderness area in Guysborough County, protecting a lake that has been eyed as a water source for a proposed gold mine.

Aug 28, 2023 1:01 PM Read more >

Greece reinforces firefighting forces to tackle massive blaze in the country's northeast

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the country Monday, where a massive deadly wildfire was burning for a 10th day with no signs of abating.

Aug 28, 2023 11:03 AM Read more >

To stop wildfires, residents in some Greek suburbs put their own money toward early warning drones

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The nightmare repeats itself every year: A towering wall of flames devours forests, farmland and homes, forcing animals and people to flee for their lives.

Aug 28, 2023 9:49 AM Read more >

Study suggests global warming set to worsen snow shortages on Europe's ski slopes

GENEVA (AP) — A scientific study published Monday projects that over half of Europe's ski resorts will face a severe lack of snow if temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, while nearly all would be affected by an increase of

Aug 28, 2023 9:04 AM Read more >

Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Climate activists have spraypainted a superyacht, blocked private jets from taking off and plugged holes in golf courses this summer as part of an intensifying campaign against the emissions-spewing lifestyles of the ultraweal

Aug 28, 2023 7:51 AM Read more >

Illegal logging thrives in Mexico City's forest-covered boroughs, as locals strive to plant trees

MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s a strange scene: in the forest-covered mountains of Mexico City — which most people outside Mexico don’t know exist — a brigade of farmers and forest rangers plant inches-high pine saplings in a recently cut stand of trees, ev

Aug 27, 2023 11:02 PM Read more >

Residents of B.C.'s Shuswap set to be notified about properties affected by wildfire

Residents of the Shuswap region in British Columbia's Interior will learn about the condition of properties affected by a devastating wildfire starting Monday.

Aug 27, 2023 4:46 PM Read more >

Forecaster predicts lighter impact as Tropical Storm Franklin changes course

HALIFAX — The Canadian Hurricane Centre says a tropical storm originally forecast to affect parts of southeastern Newfoundland this week is no longer expected to have much impact on land.

Aug 27, 2023 1:34 PM Read more >