Tag Archives: Environment
N.W.T. wildfires disrupt phone, internet services as evacuee anxiety mounts
YELLOWKNIFE - Wildfires continued to disrupt communication services Thursday in the Northwest Territories while crews braced for a tough two days fighting the blaze threatening the capital city of Yel...
Aug 24, 2023
The wildland-urban interface: why wildfire fatalities seem so prevalent in the U.S.
WASHINGTON - The oceanfront home on Maui's western shore sits unscathed, family car in the driveway, its pristine red roof and well-tended yard an oasis of hope on a bleak landscape of ash and destruc...
Aug 24, 2023
Renewables pause in Alberta affecting 118 projects worth $33 billion, think tank says
EDMONTON - After two decades in the oilpatch, Shawn Hubbard was tired of layoffs and uncertainty about the future. "I was pretty much done with that after 20 years," he said. "Getting the rug pulled o...
Aug 24, 2023
Canadians unified on forest protection although wildfire cause divisive: poll
As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians no matter who they are or where they live. ...
Aug 24, 2023
Helicopter airdrop of granola bars for Poomba the pig, after surviving B.C. wildfire
Nourished by a helicopter airdrop of granola bars, Poomba the pig has survived the wildfire devastation that surrounds her on what remains of the Broken Rail Ranch in West Kelowna. The ranch was engul...
Aug 23, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
Wildfires raging throughout British Columbia have damaged or destroyed hundreds of properties and forced more than 25,000 people from their homes. The province remains in a state of emergency as crews...
Aug 23, 2023
Wildfire smoke can damage the brain long after flames are extinguished, research says
A growing body of international research suggests pollution from wildfire smoke can produce cognitive deficits, post-traumatic stress and may even increase the risk of dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkin...
Aug 23, 2023
'Astronomical costs': N.W.T. politicians to discuss next steps in wildfire crisis
YELLOWKNIFE - Wildfires threatening communities in the Northwest Territories were kept at bay Wednesday as politicians continued grappling with "astronomical" costs of fighting the blazes and how to e...
Aug 23, 2023
B.C. woman looking for lone firefighter she says saved her home with garden hose
KELOWNA - A British Columbia fire evacuee is looking for a solo firefighter she says saved her home from flames with a garden hose. Marnie Endersby has taken to social media to share her story in hope...
Aug 22, 2023
Climate change made worst Quebec fire weather twice as likely, more intense: study
Climate change has made summers like the kind that led to Quebec's disastrous wildfire season at least seven times more likely to happen again, says a new scientific analysis. The study by the U.K.-ba...
Aug 22, 2023