Forestry

Record heat is fueling an accelerating megafire crisis in California. The ongoing massive Park fire is the latest monster to burn off the old-climate charts.

Before 2018, the state's largest wildfire on record was the Thomas fire, which burned 280,000 acres. At the time, the Thomas fire felt apocalyptic. The current Park fire burned more in just its first three days. It's currently the state's fourth-largest on record, at 430,000 acres -- joining the rapidly swelling ranks of unprecedented megafires.

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Extreme weather pushes up food prices

13/08/24

Author:

Rosa Saba

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National Observer

A head of wheat is silhouetted by the sun in a wheat crop near Cremona, Alta., on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Aug. 12,2024

Extreme weather events like fires, floods, heat waves and droughts pose an increasing risk to Canada’s food supply chain, putting pressure on prices all the way to the grocery store shelf, say experts.

“Anytime you have major weather-related events, it tends to increase costs,” said Frank Scali, vice-president of industry affairs at Food, Health & Consumer Products Of Canada.

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Here's who is most at risk from wildfire smoke and how to protect yourself

10/08/24

Author:

Ginny Graves

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NPR

Air quality in Denver was badly affected by wildfire smoke from blazes in Oregon and provinces of western Canada on July 24, 2024. David Zalubowski/AP

July 27, 2024

Wildfire season is here again, and where there’s fire, there’s smoke – which, research shows, can be as deadly as the flames themselves.

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Earth hit with 12 straight months of record-breaking temperatures

06/06/24

Author:

Benjamin Shingler

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CBC News

A vendor prepares his umbrella as hot days continue in Manila, Philippines. Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made more likely because of human-caused climate change, a study found. (Aaron Favila/The Associated Press)

Jun. 5, 2024

'We're shattering global temperature records and reaping the whirlwind,' UN secretary-general says

The planet's string of record-breaking temperatures has continued for a full year, with May marking the 12th consecutive month for which its average temperature set a new record for that month.

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Oceans face ‘triple threat’ of extreme heat, oxygen loss and acidification

06/06/24

Author:

Oliver Milman

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The Guardian

‘Oceans aren’t just a nice backdrop for your selfies in summer, we rely upon them for our lives,’ said one scientist. Photograph: hdere/Getty Images

Jun. 4, 2024

Third of world’s ocean surface particularly vulnerable to threats driven by burning fossil fuel and deforestation, new research finds

The world’s oceans are facing a “triple threat” of extreme heating, a loss of oxygen and acidification, with extreme conditions becoming far more intense in recent decades and placing enormous stress upon the planet’s panoply of marine life, new research has found.

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It's time for a fossil fuel emissions cap

06/06/24

Author:

Meghan Fandrich

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Vancouver Sun

Meghan Fandrich's daughter Helen received a bike, complete with a pink basket and sparkly streamers, on her fifth birthday from her best friend Mimi. It was in the courtyard of Fandrich's coffee shop in Lytton, which was burned down during the fire that destroyed the town in 2021. Meghan Fandrich sun

Jun. 4, 2024

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Ontario passes bill to lend Enbridge a helping hand

18/05/24

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

Ontario Premier Doug Ford takes part in a press conference at Ottawa City Hall on Monday, April 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

May 16, 2024

To help Enbridge lock gas customers in for decades to come, Premier Doug Ford's government on Wednesday overrode Ontario’s independent energy regulator and passed the Keeping Energy Costs Down Act.

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