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Daily “Once in a Century” Floods
Daily “Once in a Century” Floods Mother Nature’s revenge: Over the last month alone, all corners of the world were hit by major floods. While this is anecdotal, does it not feel like we’re witnessing a new natural disaster each day? Photo by Chris Gallagher / Unsplash Picture this: You come home to find one […]
The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world
The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world This was once a bustling street in Buriticupu, a city in north-east Brazil. Now it is a vast chasm 80m deep – a 20-storey building could fit inside it. Canyons like this are known locally as “voçoroca” or “torn land” in the indigenous Tupi-Guarani language. The […]
With ‘jaw-dropping,’ ‘astounding’ and ‘extraordinary’ weather, Vancouver just had its rainiest fall ever
With ‘jaw-dropping,’ ‘astounding’ and ‘extraordinary’ weather, Vancouver just had its rainiest fall ever Weather bombs, seven atmospheric rivers in a month and a tornado, among other things, plus lots (and lots) of rain Rain drenched Vancouver this fall, smashing records in city and across the province.Brendan Kergin / Vancouver is Awesome The fall of 2021 […]
Vancouver is now completely cut off from the rest of Canada by road
Vancouver is now completely cut off from the rest of Canada by road There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada. The Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley are now completely cut off from the rest of British Columbia and the country by road. Photo Credit: Linda Corscadden The southbound […]
“PoP” Goes the Weasel
“PoP” Goes the Weasel How do you plan your work in your garden? One of the things that is most likely to affect what you do is rainfall. But how do you know when and how much rain is likely to fall? One way to get an idea of the possibility of rain is to […]
Rainforest on Fire
RAINFOREST ON FIRE On the Front Lines of Bolsonaro’s War on the Amazon, Brazil’s Forest Communities Fight Against Climate Catastrophe THE RIVER BASIN at the center of Latin America called the Amazon is roughly the size of Australia. Created at the beginning of the world by a smashing of tectonic plates, it was the cradle of […]
“We’re Already Starting To Ration Our Corn” – Perfect Storm Could Send Spot Prices Higher
“We’re Already Starting To Ration Our Corn” – Perfect Storm Could Send Spot Prices Higher Corn is extensively used to feed livestock, but the surge in spot prices has forced US farmers to search elsewhere for low-cost substitutes, reported Reuters. The persistent wet weather that swamped the Midwest this spring is now reducing corn yields. More recently, […]
Breathing Highways and Sponge Cities
Breathing Highways and Sponge Cities “We could do worse than to go back to the way nature manages rainfall.“ During the 20th Century, the rate of global warming was twice as fast in Taiwan (1.7°C) as for the world as a whole (0.74°C). Partly as a result, the number of days with rainfall decreased dramatically and […]
Who will drink the last glass of water in Cape Town?
Who will drink the last glass of water in Cape Town? Because Cape Town sits between picturesque beaches and mountains, it is a favored travel destination. And, its weather during the summer is described as “almost too perfect.” That’s in part because it rains very little in the summer in this second most populous city […]
Rampant Wildfires Will Affect Our Drinking Water
Rampant Wildfires Will Affect Our Drinking Water In a world of bigger, hotter fires, it is time to think of forests as vital infrastructure, and to invest in preserving these resources for the future. If you live in the northwestern half of the continent, as I do, there has been no escaping this year’s extraordinary wildfire […]
Canadians fight floods across the country
Canadians fight floods across the country Thousands in Central Canada, the Atlantic and B.C. spend the weekend struggling with rising water levels Erick Miner comforts a cat rescued by boat from a home Saturday on Rue Saint-Louis in Gatineau, Que., as rising river levels and heavy rains continue to cause flooding. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press) Across […]
