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Climate change making incoming B.C. heat up to 5 times more likely

Climate change making incoming B.C. heat up to 5 times more likely

With temperature records set to fall across B.C., a climate scientist says people across the region should get used to off-season extreme weather.
Scientists discover colossal underwater mountain off B.C. coast

Scientists discover colossal underwater mountain off B.C. coast

Measured by scientists aboard the U.S. research ship Okeanos Explorer, the seamount rivals Mount Baker and re-writes old nautical charts.
8 tips to pick the best produce

8 tips to pick the best produce

Do you know how to preserve the life-cycle of produce after a day of grocery shopping?
Canada plans to track climate change's impact on weather in real time — here's how

Canada plans to track climate change's impact on weather in real time — here's how

The rapid extreme event attribution system is meant to help Canadians understand how climate change is affecting them, and will guide policymakers as they make important recovery decisions after disasters.
Climate change is making hot B.C. weather up to 5 times more likely

Climate change is making hot B.C. weather up to 5 times more likely

After a cold spring, a high-pressure system has launched temperatures into the double digits across British Columbia. By Friday, temperatures in Squamish reached 26.
These animal climate heroes restore habitats and revive ecosystems

These animal climate heroes restore habitats and revive ecosystems

Now, animals like the beaver, which are all too easy to write off as unexceptional or unimportant from our own perspective, may be among our best hope for climate salvation.
25 terms you should know to understand the climate change conversation

25 terms you should know to understand the climate change conversation

As the climate change conversation becomes increasingly ubiquitous and complicated, it's helpful to grasp some of its most significant terms, starting with the definition of "climate change" itself.
Extreme weather is nearly universal experience: AP-NORC poll

Extreme weather is nearly universal experience: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — An overwhelming majority of people in the United States say they have recently experienced an extreme weather event, a new poll shows, and most of them attribute that to climate change .
Mega-volcanoes less of an extinction risk than once thought, B.C. researchers find

Mega-volcanoes less of an extinction risk than once thought, B.C. researchers find

The study could help improve warning systems for volcanoes — and the tsunamis, hot rock avalanches, and plumes of ash that come with them.
Opinion: How a Supreme Court case could decide the future of Canadian climate policy

Opinion: How a Supreme Court case could decide the future of Canadian climate policy

Canada’s federal Impact Assessment Act seeks to minimize the environmental impacts of major economic projects. Will the Supreme Court uphold the act?